Review of systematic reviews of non-pharmacological interventions to improve quality of life in cancer survivors

2017237 citationsReviewgold Open Access

Authors

Morvwen Duncan · Queen Mary University of London

Elisavet Moschopoulou · Queen Mary University of London

Eldrid Herrington · Queen Mary University of London

Jennifer Deane · Queen Mary University of London

Rebecca Roylance · University College Hospital

Louise Jones · Marie Curie

Liam Bourke

Abstract

Exercise-based interventions were effective in the short (less than 3-8 months) and long term. CBT and MBSR also showed benefits, especially in the short term. The evidence for multidisciplinary, online and educational interventions was equivocal.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer survivorship and care Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open

Volume 7, Issue 11, pp. e015860-e015860

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015860

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