Cochrane · systematic review · CD007568
Telephone interventions for symptom management in adults with cancer
Ream, E, Hughes, AE, Cox, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 100%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
Summary of findings
Population: individuals with any cancer at any stage
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 277 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 1059 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fatigue | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 895 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Emotional distress | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 968 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Other outcomes included uncertainty, pain, sexually related symptoms, dyspnoea, and general symptoms. Data for any of these outcomes were not pooled due to considerable heterogeneity across all aspects. Magnitudes of effect were not reported | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |