Cochrane · systematic review · CD012894
Interventions to improve psychosocial well‐being in female BRCA‐mutation carriers following risk‐reducing surgery
Jeffers, L, Reid, J, Fitzsimons, D, 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
11
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 3 · 21.4%Very low 11 · 78.6%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
Mindfulness‐based stress reduction training versus usual care for female BRCA carriers post‐risk‐reducing surgery
Population: female BRCA carriers post‐risk‐reducing surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Menopause‐specific quality of life (quality of life) Mindfulness‐based stress reduction training vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Sexual function (sexual function) Mindfulness‐based stress reduction training vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Sexual distress (sexual distress) Mindfulness‐based stress reduction training vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Vasomotor symptoms (vasomotor) Mindfulness‐based stress reduction training vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Psychosocial (psychosocial) Mindfulness‐based stress reduction training vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Physical symptoms (physical) Mindfulness‐based stress reduction training vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Sexual symptoms (sexual) Mindfulness‐based stress reduction training vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Body image (body image) Mindfulness‐based stress reduction training vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Psychosocial intervention to improve sexual health versus no intervention for adult women, 18 years of age or older, who tested positive for a pathogenic mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 and who had had risk‐reducing surgery
Population: adult women, 18 years of age or older, who tested positive for a pathogenic mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 and who had had risk‐reducing surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Quality of life Psychosocial intervention to improve sexual health vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Sexual function Psychosocial intervention to improve sexual health vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 34 participants | Very low |
Body image Psychosocial intervention to improve sexual health vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Sexual self‐efficacy scale Psychosocial intervention to improve sexual health vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 37 participants | Very low |
Sexual knowledge Psychosocial intervention to improve sexual health vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 36 participants | Very low |
Participant satisfaction Psychosocial intervention to improve sexual health vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 37 participants | Very low |