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Effects of Remote Web-Based Interventions on the Physiological and Psychological States of Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

Lv Tian, Yixuan Wen, Jingmiao Li, Jiexin Guan, Tao Li, Jun Fan

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Synthesis in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lv TianInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0009-0004-0592-1631
Yixuan WenInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0009-0004-1529-1901
Jingmiao LiInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0009-0009-1979-9354
Jiexin GuanInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0009-0006-2073-4863
Tao LiInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0009-0006-8635-2438
Jun FanInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1433-7283

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with cancer may experience physiological and psychological adverse reactions, such as fatigue, pain, anxiety, and depression, which seriously affect their quality of life. Research has shown that remote interventions based on apps or miniprograms may help improve the physiological and mental health of patients with cancer. However, due to the limited number of relevant studies, the impact of web-based interventions in cancer management remains unclear.

objectiveWe aimed to determine the efficacy of interventions based on apps, miniprograms, or other web-based tools on the physiological (body pain and fatigue) and psychological (anxiety and depression) states and the quality of life of patients with cancer.

methodsWe conducted electronic literature searches in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and EMBASE databases. The search period spanned from the inception of each database to October 15, 2024. Two researchers independently conducted literature retrieval and data extraction. The risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool, and the quality of evidence was assessed according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). All statistical analyses were performed using Review Manager version 5.4.

resultsA total of 36 randomized controlled trials were included. The remote web-based interventions significantly improved the pain intensity (n=14, 39% studies; standardized mean difference [SMD] -0.39, 95% CI -0.64 to -0.14; I

conclusionsThe remote web-based interventions were effective in reducing the intensity of physiological pain, relieving fatigue, improving depression and anxiety, and improving the quality of life of patients with cancer. However, due to the low certainty of evidence, more rigorous randomized controlled trials are needed to validate these findings further.

trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42024611768; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024611768.

Indexed as

Internet-Based InterventionNeoplasmsAnxietyDepressionFatigueHumansQuality of Lifeanxietycancer patientsdepressionmeta-analysispainPRISMAquality of liferemote web-based intervention

Identifiers

PMID40505121
PMCPMC12203031

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