Cochrane · systematic review · CD011292

Physical activity for women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy

Lahart, IM, Metsios, GS, Nevill, AM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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 3 · 21.4%Low 6 · 42.9%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

Physical activity versus control for women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy (immediate postintervention values)

Population: women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
HRQoL at end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted22 studies · 1996 participantsLow
Downgraded: inconsistency, publication bias
Emotional function/mental health at end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted26 studies · 2102 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Perceived physical function at end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted25 studies · 2129 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Anxiety at end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted7 studies · 326 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Depression at end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted12 studies · 657 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Fatigue at end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted26 studies · 2020 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Cardiorespiratory fitness at end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted23 studies · 1265 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias

Physical activity versus control for women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy (change from baseline to end of intervention values)

Population: women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
HRQoL change from baseline to end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted14 studies · 1459 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Emotional function/mental health change from baseline to end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted15 studies · 1579 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Perceived physical function change from baseline to end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted13 studies · 1433 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Anxiety change from baseline to end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted4 studies · 235 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Depression change from baseline to end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted7 studies · 816 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Fatigue change from baseline to end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted13 studies · 1289 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Cardiorespiratory fitness change from baseline to end of intervention
Physical activity vs control
no estimate extracted9 studies · 863 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias