Cochrane · systematic review · CD008465
Exercise interventions on health‐related quality of life for people with cancer during active treatment
Mishra, SI, Scherer, RW, Snyder, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
14
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 10 · 71.4%Low 4 · 28.6%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: people who are undergoing active treatment for cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall QoL change score ‐ up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 806 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall QoL | no estimate extracted | 20 studies · 1166 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall anxiety | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 1010 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall anxiety | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 286 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall depression | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 1250 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall depression | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 452 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall fatigue change score ‐ up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 971 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall fatigue | no estimate extracted | 23 studies · 1721 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall physical function change score ‐ up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 540 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall physical function change score ‐ 6 months' | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 305 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall role function change score ‐ up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 437 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall role function | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 1100 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall social function change score ‐ up to 12 weeks' | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 378 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Overall social function | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 1164 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |