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Table 2 GRADE evidence profile

From: Effects of exercise interventions on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life among cancer patients: a meta-analysis

Outcomes

Certainty assessment

 

Effect

 

Certainty

Risk of bias

Inconsistency

Indirectness

Imprecision

Others

 

No. of Studies

No. of Individuals

Rate (95%CI)

 

Cancer-related fatigue

Seriousa

Very seriousb

Not seriousc

Not seriousd

Strong associatione

 

22RCTs

1197

SMD − 0.35 SD (− 0.63 to − 0.07)

 

Low

Quality of life

Seriousa

Not seriousf

Not seriousc

Not seriousd

Strong associatione

 

12RCTs

590

SMD 0.36 SD (0.20 to 0.53)

 

High

  1. Abbreviations: CI: confidence intervals; RCT = Randomized controlled trial; SMD: standardized mean difference; SD: standard deviation
  2. Notes: a. most of the included studies were assessed as some concerns/high-risk bias
  3. b. I2 > 75%
  4. c. direct participants, interventions and outcomes
  5. d. total sample size > 300
  6. e. The entire 95% CI does not contain 0
  7. f. I2 < 50%