Effects of nonpharmacological interventions on symptom clusters in breast cancer survivors: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To summarize nonpharmacological interventions and assess their effects on symptom clusters and quality of life (QoL) in breast cancer (BC) survivors.

Methods

Seven English and three Chinese electronic databases and three clinical trial registries were searched from January 2001 to August 2023. A narrative approach was applied to summarize the data. The primary outcome was symptom clusters measured by any patient-reported questionnaires, and the secondary outcomes were QoL and intervention-related adverse events.

Results

Six published articles, one thesis, and one ongoing trial involving 625 BC survivors were included. The fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression symptom cluster was the most frequently reported symptom cluster among BC survivors. The nonpharmacol

SUBMITTER: Li MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10909965 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature