Cochrane · systematic review · CD008273
Information interventions for orienting patients and their carers to cancer care facilities
Chan, RJ, Webster, J, Marquart, L · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Cochrane Library
Consumers and CommunicationAMSTAR 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
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 5 · 71.4%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
Information interventions for orientation to cancer care facilities for
Population: patients and carers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge and understanding of cancer/treatment Patients and relatives | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 156 participants | Very low |
Trait anxiety STAI (T). Scale from: 0 to 60. Patients | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 110 participants | Low |
State anxiety STAI‐S. Scale from: 0 to 60. Patients | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 188 participants | Low |
Distress POMS‐TMDS (unclear range of scores) Patients | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 188 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Depression BSI Patients | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 304 participants | Low |
Satisfaction by patients and relatives | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 85 participants | Low |
Harms or adverse events ‐ not reported | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |