Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions in patients with colorectal cancer: an overview of systematic reviews [with consumer summary]

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate existing evidence from published systematic reviews for the effectiveness and safety of rehabilitation interventions in adult patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using medical/health science databases up to October 2024. Bibliographies of pertinent articles, journals, and grey literature were searched. Three reviewers independently selected potential reviews, assessed methodological quality, and graded the …

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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for muscle weakness in adults with advanced disease (Cochrane review) [with consumer summary]

BACKGROUND: This review is an update of a previously published review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews issue 1, 2013 on neuromuscular electrical stimulation for muscle weakness in adults with advanced disease. Patients with advanced progressive disease often experience muscle weakness, which can impact adversely on their ability to be independent and their quality of life. In those patients …

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Home-based multidimensional survivorship programmes for breast cancer survivors (Cochrane review) [with consumer summary]

BACKGROUND: The prognosis and survival rate of women with breast cancer have significantly improved worldwide. Effective home-based multidimensional programmes for breast cancer survivors have gained an ever greater emphasis in survivorship care to maximise women’s quality of life for their successful transition to rehabilitation and normal life. It is important to summarise the best available evidence to evaluate the effects …

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Physical therapy interventions, other than general physical exercise interventions, in children and adolescents before, during and following treatment for cancer (Cochrane review) [with consumer summary]

BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer are at high risk of experiencing severe side effects from cancer treatment, many of which are amenable to physical therapy. These side effects can negatively impact a child’s quality of life and ability to participate in daily activities (eg, play and attendance at school). Researchers have evaluated physical therapy interventions in children with …

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