Cochrane · systematic review · CD012582
Interventions to help support caregivers of people with a brain or spinal cord tumour
Boele, FW, Rooney, AG, Bulbeck, H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 16.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 50%Low 2 · 33.3%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
Interventions to help support caregivers of people with a brain or spinal cord tumour
Population: caregiver well‐being
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Caregiver psychological distress | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 6 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Caregiver burden | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 2 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Caregiver mastery | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 2 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Quality of patient–caregiver relationship | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Caregiver quality of life | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 6 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Caregiver physical functioning – not measured | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |