| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Basen‐Engquist 2006 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Beurskens 2007 | This study was excluded as the exercise was aimed toward reduction in shoulder dysfunction rather than for improvement in whole body function or QoL |
| Blanchard 2001 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CTT |
| Bloom 2008 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Braam 2010 | This study was excluded as it did not exclude people below the age of 18 years |
| Carmack Taylor 2004 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Carmack Taylor 2006 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Carmack Taylor 2007 | This study was excluded as all the participants were undergoing active cancer treatment for either the primary or recurrent cancer |
| Carson 2009 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Cheema 2006 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT and it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Cheung 2003 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Cinar 2008 | This study was excluded as the exercise was aimed toward reduction in lymphedema and improvement in shoulder mobility rather than for improvement in whole body function or QoL |
| Courneya 2004a | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Courneya 2004b | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Courneya 2004c | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Courneya 2005 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Courneya 2008 | This study was excluded as the majority (> 90%) of participants were undergoing chemotherapy |
| Daley 2007 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Demark‐Wahnefried 2003 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Demark‐Wahnefried 2003a | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Demark‐Wahnefried 2006 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Demark‐Wahnefried 2007 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Dincer 2007 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Dong 2006 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Duijts 2009 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Elkin 1998 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT, it did not exclude people below the age of 18 years; it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care; and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Elliott 2006 | This study was excluded as it did not include cancer survivors and it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Emslie 2007 | This study was excluded as it was not a randomized controlled trial or a controlled clinical trial; did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care; and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Fairey 2005 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Fairey 2005a | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Filocamo 2005 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Gordon 2005 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT |
| Griffith 2009 | This study was excluded as all the participants were undergoing active cancer treatment for either the primary or recurrent cancer |
| Hayes 2004 | This study was excluded as all the participants were undergoing active cancer treatment for either the primary or recurrent cancer, and it did not exclude people below the age of 18 years |
| Houborg 2006 | This study was excluded as all the participants were undergoing active cancer treatment for either the primary or recurrent cancer |
| Hughes 2004 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT and it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Hughes 2008 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT and it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Jarden 2009 | This study was excluded as all the participants were undergoing active cancer treatment for either the primary or recurrent cancer |
| Jones 2004a | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Jones 2008 | This study was excluded as it was not a randomized controlled trial or a controlled clinical trial, and it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Kilbreath 2006 | This study was excluded as the exercise was aimed toward reduction in shoulder dysfunction rather than for improvement in whole body function or QoL |
| Kim 2010 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Kim 2011 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Kolden 2002 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT, and it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Korstjens 2008 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Lazowski 1999 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Ligibel 2008 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Livingston 2011 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Mansky 2006 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT; it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care; and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Mathewson‐Chapman 1997 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care, and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Matthews 2007 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care, and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| May 2008 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| McClure 2010 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| McKenzie 2003 | This study was excluded as the exercise was aimed toward reduction in lymphedema rather than for improvement in whole body function or QoL |
| McNeely 2004 | This study was excluded as the exercise was aimed toward reduction in shoulder dysfunction rather than for improvement in whole body function or QoL |
| Midtgaard 2006 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT; it did not exclude people who were undergoing active cancer treatment for either the primary or recurrent cancer; it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care; and the exercise intervention was initiated before completion of active treatment |
| Milne 2008 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Morey 2009 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Mustian 2006 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Mutrie 2007 | This study was excluded as all the participants were undergoing active cancer treatment for either the primary or recurrent cancer |
| Nikander 2007 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Osei‐Tutu 2005 | This study was excluded as the participants were not cancer survivors or undergoing active treatment for cancer |
| Pinto 2009 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Poorkiani 2010 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Rabin 2006 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT and it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Sandel 2005 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Schneider 2007 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT, and it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Segal 2001 | This study was excluded as all the participants were undergoing active cancer treatment for either the primary or recurrent cancer |
| Segal 2003 | This study was excluded as all the participants were undergoing active cancer treatment for either the primary or recurrent cancer |
| Snyder 2009 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Sprod 2005 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Twiss 2009 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Vallance 2007 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care, and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Vallance 2007a | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Vallance 2008 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Vallance 2008a | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care and it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| van Weert 2005 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| van Weert 2010 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| von Gruenigen 2009 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Wall 2000 | This study was excluded as it did not measure overall HRQoL or an HRQoL domain as a study outcome |
| Yeh 2011 | This study was excluded as it was not an RCT or a CCT, and it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
| Zhang 2006 | This study was excluded as it did not compare an exercise with no exercise, another intervention, or usual care |
CCT: controlled clinical trial; HRQoL: health‐related quality of life; QoL: quality of life; RCT: randomized controlled trial.