Table 2.
Characteristics of the included studies.
| Authors Year |
Title | Journal | Country of the study | Sample size (n) | Age, mean ± SD (years) [range] |
Male/female (%) | Cancer site/type (% of the total sample) | Study design (level of evidence) | NOS∗ or adapted NOS score: number of stars given |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berat, S., Nešković-Konstantinović, Z., Nedović, G., Rapaić, D., Marinković, D. 2015 |
Social Functioning of Elderly Persons with Malignant Disease | Vojnosanitetski Pregled | Serbia | 150 | 70.39 ± 4.29 [65-79] |
19/81 | Healthy (33.33) Breast cancer (29.33) Colorectal cancer (12.67) Gynaecological cancer (10.00) Other (14.67) |
Exposed/nonexposed prospective cohort study (III) | NOS: 7 out of 9 |
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| Blair, C.K., Robien, K., Inoue-Choi, M., Rahn, W., Lazovih, D.A. 2016 |
Physical Inactivity and Risk of Poor Quality of Life among Elderly Cancer Survivors Compared to Women Without Cancer: The Iowa Women's Health Study | J Cancer Surviv. | USA | 14375 | 78.6 ± 3.9 [73-88] |
0/100 | Healthy (87.66) Breast (5.76) Colorectal (2.25) Gynaecologic (1.69) Melanoma (0.62) Urinary (0.56) Haematological (0.56) Short survival (0.27) Other (0.63) |
Exposed/nonexposed prospective cohort study Auxiliary study (III) |
NOS: 7 out of 9 |
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| Buffart, L.M., Thong M.S.Y., Schep, G., Chinapaw, M.J.M., Brug, J., Van de Poll-Franse, L.V. 2012 |
Self-Reported Physical Activity: Its Correlates and Relationship with Health-Related Quality of Life in a Large Cohort of Colorectal Cancer Survivors | PLoS ONE | The Netherlands | 1371 | 69.5 ± 9.7 [Not reported] |
56/44 | Colon (66.23) Rectal (33.77) |
Cross-sectional study (IV) | Adapted NOS: 13 out of 16 |
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| Fosså, S.D., Dahl, A.A. 2015 |
Global Quality of Life after Curative Treatment for Prostate Cancer: What Matters? A Study among Members of the Norwegian Prostate Cancer Patient Association | Clinical Genitourinary Cancer | Norway | 612 | 69.00 (SD not reported) [47-105] |
100/0 | Prostate (100.00) | Cross-sectional study (IV) | Adapted NOS: 5 out of 16 |
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| Imanishi, M., Tomohisa, H., Higaki, K. 2015 |
In-Home Occupational Therapy for a Patient with Stage IV Lung Cancer: Changes in Quality of Life and Analysis of Causes | SpringerPlus | Japan | 1 | 66.00 (±0) [66-66] |
0/100 | Lung (100.00) | Report case study (V) | Adapted NOS: 4 out of 16 |
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| Lyons, K.D., Lambert, L.A., Bala, S., Hegel, M.T., Bartels, S. 2013 |
Changes in Activity Levels of Older Adult Cancer Survivors | OTJR | USA | 43 | 72.00 (±8) [60-over 90] |
44/56 | Breast (34.88) Gastrointestinal (27.91) Haematological (13.95) Genitourinary (13.95) Lung (4.65) Head and neck (4.65) |
Cross-sectional study (IV) | Adapted NOS: 10 out of 16 |
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| Van Nieuwenhuizen, A.J., Buffart, M., Van Uden-Kraan, C.F., Van der Velden, L.A., Lacko, M., Brug, J., Leemans, C.R., Verdonck-de Leeuw, I.M. 2018 |
Patient-Reported Physical Activity and the Association with Health-Related Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors | Support Cancer Care | The Netherlands | 116 | 60.00 (±10) [Not reported] |
63/37 | Oral cavity and oropharynx (48.28) Larynx and hypopharynx (28.45) Other (23.27) |
Cross-sectional study (IV) | Adapted NOS: 10 out of 16 |
∗Newcastle–Ottawa Scale.