Meta-analysis finds nutrition counseling improves quality of life in adults with cancer
Published 7 November 2026, the systematic review pooled outcomes for 1668 adult cancer patients.
By Sarah Lindqvist-Park · 7hA systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of nutrition counseling on quality of life for adults with cancer was published 7 November 2026. The work appears in Quality of Life Research, and is indexed on PubMed under identifier 42998187.
The analysis included a total sample of 1668 participants. Authors estimated effect sizes as standardized mean differences using Hedges' g with small-sample correction. Results were pooled using a DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model.
The pooled effect of nutrition counseling on quality of life was SMD 0.71, with 95% confidence intervals from 0.35 to 1.07. The finding reached statistical significance at p < 0.001.
Substantial heterogeneity was observed across included studies. Reported I² was 88.7%.
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