Cochrane · systematic review · CD008144
Educational interventions for the management of cancer‐related fatigue in adults
Bennett, S, Pigott, A, Beller, EM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Pain, Palliative and Supportive 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 2 · 28.6%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
Educational interventions versus control (usual care or attention control) for cancer‐related fatigue in adults
Population: patients with cancer‐related fatigue (adults)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
General fatigue (at the end of the educational intervention) Educational interventions vs control (usual care or attention control) | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 1711 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Fatigue intensity (at the end of the educational intervention) Educational interventions vs control (usual care or attention control) | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 1524 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fatigue distress (at the end of the educational intervention) Educational interventions vs control (usual care or attention control) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 622 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Fatigue interference (at the end of the educational intervention) Educational interventions vs control (usual care or attention control) | SMD 0.35 | 4 studies · 439 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Anxiety (at the end of the educational intervention) Educational interventions vs control (usual care or attention control) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 571 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Depression (at the end of the educational intervention) Educational interventions vs control (usual care or attention control) | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 881 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Global quality of life (at the end of the educational intervention) Educational interventions vs control (usual care or attention control) | MD 11.47 | 2 studies · 477 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |