Cochrane · systematic review · CD010802
Yoga for improving health‐related quality of life, mental health and cancer‐related symptoms in women diagnosed with breast cancer
Cramer, H, Lauche, R, Klose, P, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
Breast 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 5 · 35.7%Low 4 · 28.6%Moderate 5 · 35.7%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
Yoga versus no therapy for women with diagnosed breast cancer
Population: women with diagnosed breast cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Health‐related quality of life (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs no therapy | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 675 participants | Moderate |
Health‐related quality of life (medium‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs no therapy | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 146 participants | Low |
Depression (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs no therapy | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 496 participants | Low |
Anxiety (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs no therapy | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 346 participants | Very low |
Fatigue (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs no therapy | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 883 participants | Moderate |
Fatigue (medium‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs no therapy | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 146 participants | Low |
Sleep disturbances (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs no therapy | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 657 participants | Moderate |
Yoga versus psychosocial/educational interventions for women with diagnosed breast cancer
Population: women with diagnosed breast cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Health‐related quality of life (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs psychosocial/educational interventions | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 153 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs psychosocial/educational interventions | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 226 participants | Moderate |
Anxiety (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs psychosocial/educational interventions | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 195 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fatigue (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs psychosocial/educational interventions | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 106 participants | Moderate |
Sleep disturbances (short‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs psychosocial/educational interventions | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 119 participants | Very low |
Yoga versus exercise for women with diagnosed breast cancer
Population: women with diagnosed breast cancer
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Health‐related quality of life Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs exercise | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 233 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fatigue Self‐assessed questionnaires Yoga vs exercise | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 233 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |