Table 6.
Results of the joint analysis of the conceptually equivalent domains according to stage and phase of treatment
| Domains | Global | Stages I, II, and III | Stage IV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active treatment | Follow‐up | ||||
| Global | No. of studies (no. of patients) | 59 (7,529) | 18 (2,089) | 26 (3,782) | 3 (295) |
| Mean (95% CI) | 67.7 (62.6–72.7) | 67.7 (65.1–70.3) | 69.4 (51.1–79.6) | 64.9 (56.3–73.4) | |
| Physical | No. of studies (no. of patients) | 69 (8,843) | 22 (2,436) | 28 (3,659) | 5 (319) |
| Mean (95% CI) | 69.9 (67.6–72.2) | 70.8 (65.5–75.2) | 74.9 (72.4–77.3) | 64.9 (56.3–73.4) | |
| Emotional | No. of studies (no. of patients) | 68 (8,615) | 22 (2,416) | 29 (4,192) | 5 (319) |
| Mean (95% CI) | 65.4 (62.4–68.5) | 65.8 (60.7–71) | 66.7 (61.9–71.5) | 54.9 (49.3–60.7) | |
| Social | No. of studies (no. of patients) | 68 (8,441) | 24 (2,552) | 30 (4,358) | 5 (319) |
| Mean (95% CI) | 72.8 (69.2–76.3) | 71.0 (64.7–77.3) | 80.9 (78.3–83.5) | 74.1 (64.6–83.6) | |
| Role | No. of studies (no. of patients) | 47 (6,672) | 13 (1,362) | 25 (3,697) | 4 (299) |
| Mean (95% CI) | 60.8 (55.8–65.8) | 54.3 (45.7–62.9) | 65.1 (56.2 – 74.0) | 49.7 (32.7–66.8) | |
| Pain | No. of studies (no. of patients) | 42 (5,782) | 5 (872) | 11 (2,216) | 4 (177) |
| Mean (95% CI) | 66.9 (65.3–68.6) | 72.9 (69–76.8) | 67.2 (63.5–70.8) | 47.9 (31.7–64.2) | |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval.