Generic Health Utility Measures in Exercise Oncology: A Scoping Review and Future Directions.

ABSTRACT: Despite the evidence that exercise is effective at mitigating common side effects in adults with cancer, it is rarely part of usual cancer care. One reason for this is the lack of economic evidence supporting the benefit of exercise. Economic evaluations often rely on the use of generic utility measures to assess cost effectiveness. This review identifies and synthesizes the literature on the use of generic utility measures used to evaluate exercise interventions for adults with cancer. A systematic search of the literature from January 2000 to February 2023 was conducted using four databases (Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Academic Search Complete). Exercise studies involving adults with any type of cancer that used a generic utility measure were eligible for inclusion. Of the 2780 citations re

SUBMITTER: Parkinson JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10605555 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature