Cochrane · systematic review · CD007103

Dance/movement therapy for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients

Bradt, J, Shim, M, Goodill, SW · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan Cancer2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.

Questions

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 1 · 16.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 83.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Dance/movement therapy versus standard care for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients

Population: patients with improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients

CD007103.PUB3 (current) · 6 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
DepressionProfile of Moods Scale (depression subscale) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Dance/movement therapy vs standard care	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 170 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
StressSymptom Checklist_90_Revised and Perceived Stress Scale Dance/movement therapy vs standard care	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 170 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
FatigueProfile of Moods Scale (Fatigue subscale) and Brief Fatigue Inventory Dance/movement therapy vs standard care	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 170 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Body ImageBorscheid, Walster, Bohrnstedt Body Image Scale and The Body Image Scale Dance/movement therapy vs standard care	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 68 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
AnxietyHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Symptom Checklist 90‐Revised Dance/movement therapy vs standard care	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 170 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
CI: Confidence interval Dance/movement therapy vs standard care	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies

Dance/movement therapy versus standard care for cancer patients

Population: patients with cancer patients

CD007103.PUB2 · 1 question

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
body image Dance/movement therapy vs standard care	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 68 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision