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Effectiveness of telephone-based interventions on health-related quality of life and prognostic outcomes in breast cancer patients and survivors: A meta-analysis



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    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
  • Scientific Abstract
  • Scientific Abstract
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2015
  • Year Published
    2017
  • Quality Rating
    9/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (9); Canada (1); China (1); Finland (1); Korea - South (1); Netherlands (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (9); Canada (1); China (1); Finland (1); Korea - South (1); Netherlands (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    With what supports is care provided
    ICT that support individuals who receive care
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Behaviour change support
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Cancer
    Sectors
    Long-term care
Publication details
  • Citation
    Zhang Q, Zhang L, Yin R, Fu T, Chen H, Shen B. Effectiveness of telephone-based interventions on health-related quality of life and prognostic outcomes in breast cancer patients and survivors: A meta-analysis. Eur J Cancer Care. 2017;27(1).
  • DOI
    10.1111/ecc.12632

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