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Table 1 General characteristics of included meta-analysesa

From: Exercise and cancer-related fatigue in adults: a systematic review of previous systematic reviews with meta-analyses

Reference

Year

Country

Studies

Participants

Sex

(F/M)

Cancer Types

Interventions

CRF Assessment

Brown et al. [10]

2011

United States

44

3254

F/M

breast, colorectal, leukemia, lymphoma, prostate, mixed

AE and/or ST

BFI, EORTC-QLQ C30, FACT, FACT-An, FACT-B, FACT-F, FACT-G, LAS, PFS, POMS, SAS, SCFS, SF-36, 0–9 scale

Carayol et al. [11]

2013

France

11

–

F

breast

AE and/or ST

BFI, FACT-F, MFI, PFS, SF-36(Vitality)

Carayol et al. [12]

2015

France

21

2181

F

breast

AE and/or ST

SF-36(Vitality)

Cramer et al. [13]

2014

Germany

3

157

F/M

colorectal

AE and/or ST

FACT-F

Duijts et al. [16]

2011

Netherlands

11

1244

F

breast

AE and/or ST

FACT-F, FS, LAS-F, POMS, PFS, SCFS

Fong et al. [17]

2012

China

6

758

F/M

breast, colon, colorectal, endometrial, gastric, gynecological, lung, lymphoma, testicular

AE and/or ST

EORTC-F, FACT-F, PFS

Jacobsen et al. [18]

2007

United States

12

833

F/M

breast, colon, colorectal, multiple myeloma, prostate, mixed

AE and/or ST

–

Kangas et al. [19]

2008

United States

16

1001

F/M

breast, colorectal, gastrointestinal, lung, myeloma, prostate, mixed

AE and/or ST

BFI, EORTC QLQ C30, FACIT-F, FACT-B, FACT-C, FACT-P/F, FACT-B/G, LAS-F, LASA fatigue/energy/anxiety/depression,

PFS, PFS-R, POMS, POMS-F, POMS-SV, SAS-F, SF-36

Meneses-Echavez et al. [24]

2015

Colombia

9

–

F/M

breast, prostate, mixed

AE and/or ST

EORTC QLQ C30, FACT-B, FACT-F, FACT-G, FACT-P, PFS, SCFS

Meneses-Echavez et al. [25]

2015

Colombia

9

1016

F

breast

AE and/or ST

EORTC QLQ C30, FACT-B, FACT-F, FACT-G, FACT-P, PFS, SCFS

Meneses-Echavez et al. [26]

2015

Colombia

11

1427

F/M

breast, lymphoma, prostate

AE and/or ST

EORTC QLQ C30, FACT-B, FACT-F, FACT-G, FACT-P, PFS, SCFS

Tian et al. [31]

2016

China

26

2830

F/M

breast, colorectal, gynecologic, hematological, nasopharyngeal prostate, other

AE

BFI, FACT-F, LASA, PFS, PFS-R, POMS

Van Haren et al. [33]

2013

Netherlands

2

115

–

cancer patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

AE and/or ST

FACT-An, MFI, POMS-F

Van Vulpen et al. [34]

2016

Netherlands

3

–

F/M

breast

AE and/or ST

FAQ, MFI-20

Velthuis et al. [35]

2010

Netherlands

7

674

F/M

acute myelogenous leukemia, breast, multiple myeloma, prostate

AE and/or ST

BFI, FACIT-F, FACT-An, FACT-F, PFS, PFS-R, POMS, SAS

Zou et al. [36]

2014

China

6

371

–

breast

AE

FACIT-F, PFS-R

  1. Notes: aData representative of studies in which CRF was assessed; −-, data not available; CRF Cancer-Related Fatigue, F is Female and M is Male, AE aerobic exercise, ST Strength training, BFI Brief Fatigue Index, EORTC-F European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer – Fatigue, EORTC QLQ-C30, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire; FACIT-F Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Fatigue scale, FACT Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy, FACT-An Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Anemia, FACT-B Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Breast Cancer, FACT-B/G Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Breast Cancer/General, FACT-C Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Colon Cancer, FACT-F Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Fatigue, FACT-G Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General, FACT-P/F Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Prostate Cancer and Fatigue, FAS Fatigue Assessment Questionnaire, LAS Linear Analog Scale, LASA Linear Analog Self-Assessment, LASA-F Linear Analog Self-Assessment-Fatigue, MFI Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, PFS Piper Fatigue Scale, PFS-R Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised, POMS Profile of Moods States, POMS-SV Profile of Mood States, Short-Version, SAS Symptom Assessment Scale, SAS-F Symptom Assessment Scale-Fatigue, SCFS Schwartz Cancer Fatigue Scale, SF-36 Medical Outcomes Study, Short-Form 36