Review Article
Clinical Effects of Baduanjin Qigong Exercise on Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Randomized Controlled Trials
| | Outcome (measurement) | Number of participants (trials) | Study design | Risk of bias | Certainty assessment | Quality of the evidence (GRADE) | Recommendation | | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Publication bias |
| | Cancer-related fatigue (BFI) | 370 (5) | RCTs | Serious | None | None | Not serious | Undefective | ⊕⊕⃝⃝
Low quality | Strong for using | | Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) | 190 (2) | RCTs | Serious | Serious | None | Serious | Undefective | ⊕⃝⃝⃝
Very low quality | Strong for using | | Quality of life (FACT-B) | 227 (3) | RCTs | Serious | Serious | None | Serious | Undefective | ⊕⃝⃝⃝
Very low quality | Strong for using | | Sleep quality (PSQI) | 117 (2) | RCTs | Serious | None | None | Not serious | Undefective | ⊕⊕⃝⃝
Low quality | Strong for using |
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