23 (PB-023) Poster Spotlight - The effect of behavioral graded activity on physical activity level, health-related quality of life, and symptom management in cancer patients and survivors: systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

Background: In past years, behavioral graded activity (BGA) has demonstrated positive effects on debilitating symptoms, physical functioning, and pain in chronic pain populations, and appears foremost in cognitive behavioral therapy or other psychological informed practices (PIP). Up to now, no systematic review has been published about the effect of BGA on different biopsychosocial outcomes within cancer populations. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis determined the effectiveness of PIP with BGA compared to (1) waitlists (WL), (2) usual care (UC), (3) PIP alone, or (4) BGA alone in cancer patients and survivors (CPaS).