Cochrane · systematic review · CD007672
Interventions to improve continuity of care in the follow‐up of patients with cancer
Aubin, M, Giguère, A, Martin, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 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
Interventions designed to improve any type of continuity compared to usual care
Population: cancer patients
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Functional status Multiple scales. Scale from: 0 to 100. Interventions designed to improve any type of continuity vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 3966 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Physical status Multiple scales. Scale from: 0 to 100. Interventions designed to improve any type of continuity vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 25 studies · 5070 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Psychological status Multiple scales. Scale from: 0 to 100. Interventions designed to improve any type of continuity vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 20 studies · 4634 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Social needs Multiple scales. Scale from: 0 to 100. Interventions designed to improve any type of continuity vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 1278 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Satisfaction Multiple scales. Scale from: 0 to 100. Interventions designed to improve any type of continuity vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 378 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Global quality of life Multiple scales. Scale from: 0 to 100. Interventions designed to improve any type of continuity vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 2622 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |