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ReviewBMJ open2017

Review of systematic reviews of non-pharmacological interventions to improve quality of life in cancer survivors.

Morvwen Duncan, Elisavet Moschopoulou, Eldrid Herrington, Jennifer Deane, Rebecca Roylance, Louise Jones, Liam Bourke, Adrienne Morgan, Trudie Chalder, Mohamed A Thaha and 5 more

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In one paragraph

Review in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 104 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
104citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
12.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

104 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 237 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Non-pharmacological interventions targeting mobility among people with advanced cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  7. The effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on the quality of life of breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021
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  11. A Novel Digital Educational Strategy Improves Treatment Adherence and Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Myeloma.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024
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  16. Patient Engagement With an Automated Telephone Symptom Management Intervention: Predictors and Outcomes.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020
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  17. A pilot randomised controlled trial of an online mindfulness-based program for people diagnosed with melanoma.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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44 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Morvwen DuncanAcademic Psychological Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Elisavet MoschopoulouCentre for Psychiatry, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Eldrid HerringtonBlizard Institute, National Bowel Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Jennifer DeaneAcademic Psychological Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Rebecca RoylanceUniversity College Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust and UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
Louise JonesMarie Curie Palliative Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College Medical School, London, UK.
Liam BourkeCancer Research Group, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
Adrienne MorganCentre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Trudie ChalderDepartment of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Denmark Hill, King's College, London, UK.
Mohamed A ThahaBlizard Institute, National Bowel Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Stephanie C TaylorCentre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
Ania KorszunWolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Peter D WhiteWolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Kamaldeep BhuiWolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-2144
SURECAN Investigators
Queen Mary University of London · GBHealth & Life (Taiwan) · TWKing's College London · GBMarie Curie · GBUniversity College Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesOver two million people in the UK are living with and beyond cancer. A third report diminished quality of life.

designA review of published systematic reviews to identify effective non-pharmacological interventions to improve the quality of life of cancer survivors. DATA SOURCES: Databases searched until May 2017 included PubMed, Cochrane Central, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Web of Science, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and PsycINFO. STUDY SELECTION: Published systematic reviews of randomised trials of non-pharmacological interventions for people living with and beyond cancer were included; included reviews targeted patients aged over 18. All participants had already received a cancer diagnosis. Interventions located in any healthcare setting, home or online were included. Reviews of alternative therapies or those non-English reports were excluded. Two researchers independently assessed titles, abstracts and the full text of papers, and independently extracted the data. OUTCOMES: The primary outcome of interest was any measure of global (overall) quality of life. ANALYTICAL

methodsQuality assessment assessing methdological quality of systematic reviews (AMSTAR) and narrative synthesis, evaluating effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions and their components.

resultsOf 14 430 unique titles, 21 were included in the review of reviews. There was little overlap in the primary papers across these reviews. Thirteen reviews covered mixed tumour groups, seven focused on breast cancer and one focused on prostate cancer. Face-to-face interventions were often combined with online, telephone and paper-based reading materials. Interventions included physical, psychological or behavioural, multidimensional rehabilitation and online approaches. Yoga specifically, physical exercise more generally, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programmes showed benefit in terms of quality of life.

conclusionsExercise-based interventions were effective in the short (less than 3-8 months) and long term. CBT and MBSR also showed benefits, especially in the short term. The evidence for multidisciplinary, online and educational interventions was equivocal.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsQuality of LifeExerciseHumansMindfulnessNeoplasmsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicYogaCancerinterventionsquality of life

Identifiers

PMID29187408
PMCPMC5719270
OpenAlexW2769304972

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