Cochrane · systematic review · CD007566
Exercise interventions on health‐related quality of life for cancer survivors
Mishra, SI, Scherer, RW, Geigle, PM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan CancerAMSTAR 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
11
current version
GRADE rated
11
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 9.1%Low 4 · 36.4%Moderate 6 · 54.5%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
Summary of findings
Population: Cancer survivors who have completed active cancer treatment
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall quality of life change score ‐ up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 826 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall quality of life change score ‐ 6 months' | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 115 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall anxiety change ‐ Up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 455 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall emotional well‐being/mental health change ‐ up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 632 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall fatigue change ‐ Up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 745 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall fatigue change ‐ More than 12 weeks less than 6 months' | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 246 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall pain | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 289 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall sexuality change ‐ 6 months' | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 193 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall sleep disturbance | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 438 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall social functioning change ‐ up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 386 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall social functioning change ‐ 6 months' | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 110 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |