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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2020 May 8;7(2):89–103. doi: 10.1007/s40471-020-00235-4

Table 3.

Summary of types of outcomes measured.

Cardiorespiratory fitness, physical function,
and cardiovascular health
Anthropometrics &
physical activity
Psychosocial Other
Design Setting Feasibility CRF Walk Grip Balance Strength Heart rate BP BMI Body fat Weight Waist PA Fatigue Depression Anxiety QOL Safety SB Lym Exertion Dyspnea Sleep
Hubbard et al. 2018 [22, 25] RCT C/C X
De Jesus et al. [21] QE C/C - - - - - - - + -
Dittus et al. 2015 [26] QE C + + + + +
Hubbard et al. 2018 [23] QE C/C X
Rothe et al. 2018 [29] QE NR + + - +
Young- QE C + - + +
McCaughan et al. 2003 [28]
Bonsignore et al. 2018 [20] RC C/C + + - - -
Dolan et al. 2018 [27] RC C + + + + + +
Morris et al. 2009 [24] RC C/C + + - -
Number of studies that measured each outcome 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
% reported improvement NA 75 100 100 0 100 100 0 0 0 50 100 0 50 67 50 100 100 0 100 0 0 0

Setting C/C=cancer/cardiac mixed, C=cancer only;

+ indicates improvement from pre to post test; − indicates no change from pre to post test

Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index, BP= blood pressure, CRF=cardiorespiratory fitness, Grip=grip strength, Lym=lymphedema, NR=not reported, PA=physical activity, QOL=quality of life, QE=quasi-experimental, RC=retrospective cohort, SB=symptom burden, RCT=randomized control trial, Waist=waist circumference,