Table 2 Effects of included trials on fatigue, fatigue type of outcome, questionnaire used for assessing fatigue, and quality of the studies
First author (year) | Outcome type | Questionnaire* | Sig. Effect on fatigue† | Quality of study‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Galiano-Castillo (2016) [29] | Not specified/other | R-PFS | Yes | Acceptable |
Pinto (2005) [34] | Not specified/other | POMS, Linear analog scale for fatigue | Yes | Low |
Adams (2018) [54] | Not specified/other | FACIT-Fatigue Scale | Yes | Low |
Koevoets (2022) [38] | Not specified/other | MFI | Yes | Acceptable |
Vallance (2020) [40] | Not specified/other | FACIT-Fatigue Scale | Yes | Acceptable |
Bantum (2014) [41] | Primary | BFI | No | Low |
Cantarero-Villanueva (2012) [27] | Primary | POMS | Yes | High |
Cantarero-Villanueva (2013) [28] | Primary | PFS, POMS | Yes | Acceptable |
Fillion (2008) [31] | Primary | MFI | No | Acceptable |
Kampshoff (2015) [42] | Primary | MFI | Yes | High |
Prinsen (2013) [45] | Primary | CIS-Fatigue | Yes | Low |
Repka (2018) [47] | Primary | PFI | No | Low |
Saarto (2012) [30] | Primary | FACIT-Fatigue Scale | No | High |
Willems (2017) [44] | Primary | CIS | Yes | Acceptable |
Chang (2020) [55] | Primary (part of QoL) | EORTC-QLQ-C30 fatigue subscale | No | Acceptable |
Mardani (2021) [53] | Primary (part of QoL) | EORTC-QLQ-C30 fatigue subscale | Yes | High |
Primary, primary (part of QoL) | CFS + EORTC-QLQ-C30 fatigue subscale | Yes | Acceptable | |
Bennett (2007) [46] | Secondary | Schwartz Cancer Fatigue Scale | No | High |
Hartman (2019) [35] | Secondary | PROMIS | No | Acceptable |
Kim (2019) [49] | Secondary | FACIT-Fatigue Scale | No | High |
Knols (2011) [52] | Secondary | FACT-An Subscale (= FACIT-Fatigue Scale) | No | Low |
Pinto (2013) [51] | Secondary | FACIT-Fatigue Scale | No | Low |
Short (2015) [32] | Secondary | FACIT-Fatigue Scale | No | Low |
Yun (2020) [48] | Secondary | BFI | No | Low |
Brown (2018) [50] | Secondary | FSI | Yes | Acceptable |
Rogers (2017) [36] | Secondary | FSI | Yes | Acceptable |
Thorsen (2005) [43] | Secondary | EORTC-QLQ-C30 fatigue subscale | Yes | Low |
Hagstrom (2016) [33] | Secondary | FACIT-Fatigue Scale | Yes | High |
Holtdirk (2021) [39] | Secondary | BFI | Yes | High |