Table 2.
Body Image Characteristics of the Included Studies
| Primary outcome | Body image definition | Theoretically informed | Rationale/justification for intervention | Intervention fidelity | Control of confounders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defining parameters | Whether body image was considered a primary outcome of the study | Whether the study defined body image, or explicitly stated what aspect of body image planning to measure, aside from talking about the tool | Whether the study used theory to explain mechanism of change in body image perception in breast cancer | Whether the study provided justification and rationale for conducting the intervention, highlighting the gap in literature | Whether the control group was comparable with the intervention, the appropriate measurements administered, and adherence to protocol | Whether the study controlled for the following confounding variables: lymphedema, age, BMI, time since surgery, and treatment type |
| Study | ||||||
| Speck et al.16 | + | − | − | + | + | + |
| Beidas et al.17 | − | − | − | + | + | − |
| Benton et al.18 | + | − | − | + | + | − |
| Musanti et al.15 | − | − | + | + | + | − |
| Paulo et al.19 | − | − | − | + | − | − |
| Stan et al.20 | − | − | − | + | + | − |
| Eyigor et al.21 | − | − | − | + | − | − |
| Svensk et al.22 | − | − | − | + | + | − |
+ Present in the article according to parameters set.
− Lacking in the article according to parameters set.
BMI, body mass index.