Cochrane · systematic review · CD012387

Systematic screening and assessment of psychosocial well‐being and care needs of people with cancer

Schouten, B, Avau, B, Bekkering, GTRUDYE, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library

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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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

Screening of psychosocial well‐being and care needs compared to usual care in people with cancer

Population: People with cancer
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
HRQoL
Screening of psychosocial well‐being and care needs vs usual care
no estimate extracted14 studies · 5752 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Distress
Screening of psychosocial well‐being and care needs vs usual care
no estimate extracted13 studies · 5577 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Care needs
Screening of psychosocial well‐being and care needs vs usual care
no estimate extracted4 studies · 2331 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias