3. Summary of quality of life assessments made in included studies.
| Study | QOL instrument | notes |
| Dietary advice versus no advice | ||
| Baldwin 2008 | EORTC FAACT |
Mean change from baseline to 6 and 26 weeks |
| Campbell 2008 | ||
| Dixon 1984 | ||
| Imes 1988 | ||
| Macia 1991 | ||
| Manguso 2005 | ||
| Ollenschlager 1992 | ||
| Ravasco 2005a | EORTC | Mean change from baseline to 12 weeks |
| Ravasco 2005b | EORTC | Mean change from baseline to 12 weeks |
| Rydwik 2008 | ||
| Weekes 2009 | SF‐36 SGRQ |
Mean change from baseline to 6 and 12 months |
| Wong 2004 | ||
| Dietary advice plus supplements versus no advice | ||
| Berneis 2000 | Medical outcomes study instrument | Summary scores at baseline and 12 weeks |
| Chandra 1985 | ||
| Evans 1987 | ||
| Forli 2001 | ||
| Ganzoni 1994 | ||
| Hampson 2003 | ||
| Isenring 2004 | EORTC | Mean change from baseline to 12 weeks |
| Jensen 1997 | QOL index | Means values at baseline and 4 months |
| Lovik 1996 | ||
| Moloney 1983 | ||
| Ovesen 1993 | QOL index (modified) | Mean scores at baseline and 3 and 5 months |
| Persson 2002 | EORTC | Mean scores at baseline and 24 months |
| Persson 2007 | SF‐36 | |
| Rogers 1992 | Sickness impact profile | |
| Dietary advice versus supplements | ||
| Baldwin 2008 | EORTC FAACT |
Mean change from baseline to 6 and 26 weeks |
| Gray‐Donald 1995 | General self‐perceived health question General well‐being schedule |
Mean scores for both groups at baseline and 12 weeks |
| Kalnins 2005 | ||
| Ravasco 2005a (h&n) | EORTC | Mean change from baseline to 12 weeks |
| Ravasco 2005b | EORTC | Mean change from baseline to 12 weeks |
| Schwenk 1999 | ||
| Singh 2008 | ||
| Dietary advice versus dietary advice and supplements | ||
| Arnold 1989 | ||
| Baldwin 2008 | EORTC FAACT |
Mean change from baseline to 6 and 26 weeks |
| Beattie 2000 | SF‐36 | Summary and mean change scores physical and mental scores at baseline and final assessment |
| de Luis 2003 | ||
| Dixon 1984 | ||
| Fuenzalida 1990 | ||
| Gonzalez‐Espinoza 2005 | ||
| Kendell 1982 | ||
| McCarthy 1999 | ||
| Murphy 1992 | ||
| Norman 2008b | SF‐36 | Mean scores for all domains at baseline and 3 months |
| Olejko 1984 | ||
| Paton 2004 | SF‐36 (modified) | Summary and change scores for all domains |
| Rabeneck 1998 | 30 item QOL instrument (not validated) | |
| Sharma 2002 |
EORTC: European organisation for research and treatment of cancer FAACT: functional assessment anorexia‐cancer therapy QOL: quality of life SF‐36: short‐form SGRQ: St George respiratory questionnaire