Table 3.
Quality assessment.
| Outcome (measurement) | Number of participants (trials) | Study design | Risk of bias | Certainty assessment | Quality of the evidence (GRADE) | Recommendation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Publication bias | ||||||
| Cancer-related fatigue (BFI) | 370 (5) | RCTs | Serious | None | None | Not serious | Undefective | ⊕⊕⃝⃝ Low quality |
Strong for using |
| Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) | 190 (2) | RCTs | Serious | Serious | None | Serious | Undefective | ⊕⃝⃝⃝ Very low quality |
Strong for using |
| Quality of life (FACT-B) | 227 (3) | RCTs | Serious | Serious | None | Serious | Undefective | ⊕⃝⃝⃝ Very low quality |
Strong for using |
| Sleep quality (PSQI) | 117 (2) | RCTs | Serious | None | None | Not serious | Undefective | ⊕⊕⃝⃝ Low quality |
Strong for using |