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SynthesisFrontiers in oncology2019

The Role of Response-Shift in Studies Assessing Quality of Life Outcomes Among Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.

Gabriela Ilie, Jillian Bradfield, Louise Moodie, Tarek Lawen, Alzena Ilie, Zeina Lawen, Chloe Blackman, Ryan Gainer, Robert D H Rutledge

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Frontiers in oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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67citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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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

67 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Integration of early palliative care in cancer treatment: a meta-analysis of 39 randomized controlled trials on clinical outcomes and management optimization.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  3. Response shift results of quantitative research using patient-reported outcome measures: a meta-regression analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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  5. Response shift results of quantitative research using patient-reported outcome measures: a descriptive systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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  17. Response shift in oncology: fact or myth.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  18. Response shift as a common mechanism linking quality of life gains and reduced aggressive care in early palliative care trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
    Review
  19. Designing oncology-specific patient-reported outcome dashboards: end-user preferences for reference curve inclusion and visualization in pediatric cancer care.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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  20. Response shifting: a qualitative meta-synthesis on response shift.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
    Review

7 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

9 authors.

Gabriela IlieDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada.
Jillian BradfieldDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada.
Louise MoodieDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada.
Tarek LawenDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada.
Alzena IlieDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada.
Zeina LawenDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada.
Chloe BlackmanDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada.
Ryan GainerDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada.
Robert D H RutledgeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

cancercancer patientshealth measurementmeasurement of oncological outcomespatient reported outcomesquality of liferesponse-shiftsurvivorship

Identifiers

PMID31482068
PMCPMC6710367

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