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. 2016 Jun 3;2016(6):CD009873. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009873.pub3

1. Characteristics of the outcomes and measurement scales used in the evaluated trials.

Study ID Primary outcome Secondary outcome
Pain Psychological symptoms Other physical symptoms Quality of life Adverse events
Comparison 1. Massage vs. no massage
Ahles 1999 ‐ Anxiety‐STAI‐state
Depression‐BDI		 ‐ ‐ ‐
Batalha 2013 Pain‐VAS ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐
Billhult 2007 ‐ Anxiety‐VAS
 Anxiety‐HAD
 Depression‐HAD Nausea‐VAS ‐ ‐
Campeau 2007 ‐ Anxiety‐VAS
Anxiety‐STAI‐state　		 ‐ ‐ ‐
Fernandez‐Lao 2012 ‐ ‐ Fatigue‐POMS ‐ ‐
Haun 2009 ‐ Anxiety‐STAI‐state ‐ ‐ ‐
Hernandez‐Reif 2004 ‐ Anxiety‐STAI‐state
Anxiety‐SCL‐90‐R
 Depression‐POMS
 Depression‐SCL‐90‐R		 ‐ ‐ ‐
Jane 2011 Pain‐PPI‐VAS Mood‐VAS ‐ ‐ Having physical distress
Progress of disease
Krohn 2010 ‐ Depression‐PHQ
Mood‐BSF		 ‐ ‐ ‐
Soden 2004 Pain‐VAS Anxiety‐HAD
Depression‐HAD
Psychological distress‐RSCL		 Physical symptom distress‐RSCL Quality of Life‐RSCL ‐
Toth 2013 Pain‐VAS Anxiety‐VAS ‐ Quality of Life‐McGill ‐
Wang 2015 Pain‐ESAS:AM Anxiety‐ESAS:AM
Depression‐ESAS:AM		 Nausea‐ESAS:AM ‐ ‐
Wilkie 2000 Pain‐PAT (or SNVR) ‐ ‐ Quality of Life‐Graham ‐
Comparison 2. Aromatherapy with massage vs. no massage
Khiewkhern 2013 Pain‐VAS Anxiety‐VAS Fatigue‐VAS ‐ ‐
Listing 2009 Limb pain‐GBB
 Bodily pain‐SF‐8 ‐ Arm symptoms‐EORTC QLQ‐BR23
 Breast symptoms‐EORTC QLQ‐BR23 ‐ ‐
Soden 2004 Pain‐VAS Anxiety‐HAD
Depression‐HAD
Psychological distress‐RSCL		 Physical symptom distress‐RSCL Quality of Life‐RSCL ‐
Sohn 2005 Pain‐VAS Anxiety‐STAI‐state
 Depression‐BDI ‐ ‐ ‐
Wilcock 2004 ‐　 Mood disturbance scale‐POMS ‐ Quality of life‐MYMOP Rash
Wilkinson 2007 Pain‐EORTC Anxiety‐STAI‐state
 Depression‐CES‐D Fatigue‐EORTC Quality of life‐EORTC ‐
Comparison 3. Aromatherapy with massage vs. massage without aromatherapy
Soden 2004 Pain‐VAS Anxiety‐HAD
Depression‐HAD
Psychological distress‐RSCL		 Physical symptom distress‐RSCL Quality of Life‐RSCL ‐
Wilkinson 1999 ‐ Anxiety‐STAI‐state (SAI)
Anxiety‐STAI‐trait (TAI)
Psychological distress‐RSCL		 Physical symptom distress‐RSCL Quality of life‐RSCL ‐
Abbreviations:
BDI: Beck Depression Inventory;
BSF: Berlin Mood Questionnaire;
CES‐D: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression;
EORTC QLQ‐BR23: European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Breast Module (lower scores of the arm and breast symptoms indicate fewer symptoms);
ESAS:AM: Edmonton Symptom Assessment System‐Ascites Modification;
GBB: Giessen Complaints Inventory;
HAD: Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale;
MYMOP: Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile (lower score indicates greater quality of life, 7 = 'as bad as it could be' and 0 = 'as good as it could be');
PAT: Pain Assessment Tool;
PHQ: Patient Health Questionnaire;
POMS: Brief Profile of Mood States;
PPI‐VAS: Present Pain Intensity‐Visual Analogue Scale (lower score indicates less pain, 10 = 'pain as bad as it could be' and 0 = 'no pain');
RSCL: Rotterdam Symptom Checklist;
SCL‐90‐R: Symptom Checklist‐90‐R;
SF‐8: Short‐Form Health Survey‐8 (higher score on bodily pain indicates less pain);
SNVR: Skilled Nursing Visit Report form;
STAI: State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (lower score indicates less severity in anxiety);
VAS: Visual Analogue Scale.