Table 1.
Summary of the included studies in the qualitative synthesis.
| Study | Sample Size | Age | Only CRC Patients? Stage of Cancer or Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morey et al., (2009) [34] |
Control—n = 322 Female—n = 177 Male—n = 145 Intervention—n = 319 Female—n = 172 Male—n = 147 |
Control = 73 ± 5 yrs Intervention = 73 ± 5 yrs |
No Control Breast—n = 146 Prostate—n = 130 Colorectal—n = 46 Years since cancer diagnosis = 8 ± 2 Intervention Breast—n = 143 Prostate—n = 131 Colorectal—n = 45 Years since cancer diagnosis = 8 ± 2 |
| Ligibel et al., (2012) [32] |
Control—n = 60 Female—n = 56 Male—n = 4 Intervention—n = 61 Female—n = 56 Male—n = 5 |
Control = 55 ± 10 yrs Intervention = 53 ± 10 yrs |
No Control Breast—n = 50 Colorectal—n = 10 Stage 1 = 21; Stage 2 = 23; Stage 3 = 16 Intervention Breast—n = 50 Colorectal—n = 11 Stage 1 = 20; Stage 2 = 19; Stage 3 = 22 |
| # Demark-Wahnefried et al., (2012) [28] |
Control—n = 245 Female—n = 138 Male—n = 107 Intervention—n = 243 Female—n = 132 Male—n = 111 |
Control = 72 ± 5 yrs Intervention = 73 ± 5 yrs |
No Control Breast—n = 110 Prostate—n = 94 Colorectal—n = 41 Intervention Breast—n = 111 Prostate—n = 99 Colorectal—n = 33 ≥5 years from diagnosis |
| Hawkes et al., (2013) [30] |
Control—n = 205 Female—n = 90 Male—n = 115 Intervention—n = 205 Female—n = 99 Male—n = 106 |
Control = 67 ± 9 yrs Intervention = 64 ± 10 yrs |
Yes Control—Dukes’ staging—A = 39; B = 53; C = 48; Unknown = 65; Intervention—Dukes’ staging—A = 36; B = 65; C = 45; Unknown = 59 |
| Pinto et al., (2013) [38] |
Control—n = 26 Female—n = 14 Male—n = 12 Intervention—n = 20 Female—n = 12 Male—n = 8 |
Control = 55 ± 8 yrs Intervention = 59 ± 11 yrs |
Yes Stages 1, 2 or 3 |
| Park et al., (2015) [37] |
Control—n = 59 Female—n = 50 Male—n = 9 Intervention—n = 50 Female—n = 45 Male—n = 5 |
Control = 53 ± 8 yrs Intervention = 50 ± 8 yrs |
No Control Breast—n = 41 Colorectal—n = 18 Stage 1 = 22; Stage 2 = 21; Stage 3 = 12 Intervention Breast—n = 39 Colorectal—n = 11 Stage 1 = 19; Stage 2 = 15; Stage 3 = 8 |
| Mayer et al., (2018) [33] |
Control—n = 140 Female—n = 73 Male—n = 67 Intervention—n = 144 Female—n = 74 Male—n = 70 |
Control = 57 ± 14 yrs (n = 104) Intervention = 59 ± 13 yrs (n = 115) |
Yes Control—Stage 1 = 27; Stage 2 = 82; Stage 3 = 29 Intervention—Stage 1 = 39; Stage 2 = 63; Stage 3 = 41 |
| Lee et al., (2018) [31] |
Control—n = 56 Female—n = 26 Male—n = 30 Intervention—n = 56 Female—n = 16 Male—n = 40 |
Control = 64 ± 9 yrs Intervention =66 ± 9 yrs |
Yes Control—Stage 1 = 12; Stage 2 = 24; Stage 3 or 4= 20 Intervention—Stage 1 = 8; Stage 2 = 27; Stage 3 or 4= 20 |
| Golsteijn et al., (2018) [29] |
Control—n = 229 Female—n = 25 Male—n = 204 Intervention—n = 249 Female—n = 37 Male—n = 212 |
Control = 66 ± 8 yrs Intervention = 66 ± 7 yrs |
No Control Prostate—n = 143 Colorectal—n = 86 Intervention Prostate—n = 149 Colorectal—n = 100 At least 6 weeks post-surgery |
| Maxwell-Smith et al., (2018) [40] |
Control—n = 34 Female—n = 13 Male—n = 21 Intervention—n = 34 Female—n = 21 Male—n = 13 |
Control = 62 ± 8 yrs Intervention = 65 ± 7 yrs |
No Control Gynaecologic—n = 4 Colorectal—n = 30 Intervention Gynaecologic—n = 11 Colorectal—n = 23 Stages 1 or 2 |
| Moug et al., (2019) [36] |
Control—n = 24 Female—n = 11 Male—n = 13 Intervention—n = 24 Female—n = 6 Male—n = 18 |
Control = 66 ± 9 yrs Intervention = 65 ± 11 yrs |
Yes New diagnosis |
The “n” inserted in the table refers to the initial. Some studies only reported the participant’s status at the baseline of the total “n”, but did not present the characteristic of the final “n”.