Cochrane · systematic review · CD007569
Non‐medical interventions to enhance return to work for people with cancer
de Boer, AGEM, Tamminga, SJ, Boschman, JS, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024 · Cochrane Library
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
8
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 12.5%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 12.5%Low 3 · 37.5%Moderate 3 · 37.5%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
Current version onlyPsycho‐educational interventions compared to care as usual for people with cancer
Population: people with cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
RTW Psycho‐educational interventions vs care | RR 1.09 [0.96, 1.24] | 4 studies · 512 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
QoL Psycho‐educational interventions vs care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 124 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Vocational interventions compared to care as usual for people with cancer
Population: people with cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
RTW Vocational interventions vs care | RR 0.94 [0.78, 1.13] | 1 study · 34 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
QoL Vocational interventions vs care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Physical interventions compared to care as usual for people with cancer
Population: people with cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
RTW Physical interventions vs care | RR 1.23 [1.08, 1.39] | 4 studies · 434 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
QoL Physical interventions vs care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 173 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Multidisciplinary interventions compared to care as usual for people with cancer
Population: people with cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
RTW Multidisciplinary interventions vs care | RR 1.23 [1.09, 1.33] | 6 studies · 497 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
QoL Multidisciplinary interventions vs care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 378 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Multidisciplinary physical, psycho‐educational and/or vocational interventions versus Care as usual for cancer
Population: Patients with cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
RTW Multidisciplinary physical, psycho‐educational and/or vocational interventions vs Care | RR 1.11 [1.03, 1.16] | 5 studies · 450 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
QoL Multidisciplinary physical, psycho‐educational and/or vocational interventions vs Care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 316 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Psycho‐educational care versus Care as usual for return to work in cancer patients
Population: Patients with cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Return to work (RTW) Psycho‐educational care vs Care | RR 1.09 [0.88, 1.35] | 2 studies · 260 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Quality of life (QoL) Various scales Psycho‐educational care vs Care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 260 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Physical exercise versus Care as usual for RTW in cancer
Population: Patients with cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
RTW Physical exercise vs Care | RR 1.2 [0.32, 4.54] | 1 study · 28 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
QoL Various scales Physical exercise vs Care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 41 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Medical function conserving treatment versus Medical more radical treatment for cancer
Population: Patients with cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
RTW Medical function conserving treatment vs Medical more radical treatment | RR 1.04 [0.96, 1.09] | 7 studies · 1097 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
QoL Various instruments Medical function conserving treatment vs Medical more radical treatment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 1028 participants | Moderate |