| Domain | Problems/symptom complex | Minimum-maximum prevalence % of each problem Total sample of patients (N) for each problem Total number of studies (n) for each problem Number of studies that report prevalence for a problem as ≥50% (n ≥50%) | |||||
| Cancer | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | Chronic heart failure (CHF) | End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) | Dementia | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) | ||
| Physical: | Fatigue/tiredness/weakness | 23 to 100% | 32 to 96% | 42 to 82% | 13 to 100% | 22% | 43 to 95% |
| N = 23,825 | N = 500 | N = 212 | N = 1403 | N = 50 | N = 528 | ||
| n = 34 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 11 | n = 1 | n = 3 | ||
| n ≥50% = 25 | n ≥50% = 3 | n ≥50% = 2 | n ≥50% = 7 | n ≥50% = 2 | |||
| Anorexia | 76 to 95% | 64 to 67% | – | 38 to 64% | – | 82% | |
| N = 1098 | N = 87 | – | N = 788 | – | N = 52 | ||
| n = 3 | n = 1 | – | n = 4 | – | n = 1 | ||
| – | n ≥50% = 3 | – | |||||
| Pain (including different origins) | 30 to 94% | 21 to 77% | 14 to 78% | 11 to 83% | 14 to 63% | 30 to 98% | |
| N = 29,966 | N = 1730 | N = 1230 | N = 814 | N = 745 | N = 1325 | ||
| n = 47 | n = 7 | n = 7 | n = 9 | n = 6 | n = 6 | ||
| n ≥50% = 4 | n ≥50% = 3 | n ≥50% = 2 | n ≥50% = 6 | n ≥50% = 1 | n ≥50% = 5 | ||
| Nausea-vomiting | 2 to 78% | 4% | 2 to 48% | 8 to 52% | 8% | 41 to 57% | |
| N = 31,743 | N = 81 | N = 812 | N = 1176 | N = 50 | N = 914 | ||
| n = 48 | n = 1 | n = 4 | n = 9 | n = 1 | n = 4 | ||
| n ≥50% = 3 | n ≥50% = 1 | n ≥50% = 1 | |||||
| Breathlessness/dyspnea/shortness of breath/respiratory distress | 16 to 77% | 56 to 98% | 18 to 88% | 11 to 82% | 12 to 52% | 43 to 62% | |
| N = 33,175 | N = 1835 | N = 1230 | N = 1031 | N = 674 | N = 811 | ||
| n = 40 | n = 8 | n = 7 | n = 11 | n = 5 | n = 3 | ||
| n ≥50% = 16 | n ≥50% = 5 | n ≥50% = 4 | n ≥50% = 1 | n ≥50% = 3 | |||
| Insomnia/poor sleeping/difficulty sleeping/sleep disturbance | 3 to 67% | 15 to 77% | 36 to 48% | 1 to 83% | 14% | 40 to 74% | |
| N = 21,725 | N = 419 | N = 746 | N = 2265 | N = 123 | N = 811 | ||
| n = 33 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 18 | n = 1 | n = 3 | ||
| n ≥50% = 11 | n ≥50% = 3 | n ≥50% = 7 | n ≥50% = 3 | ||||
| Confusion/delirium/cognitive failure/cognitive symptoms | 2 to 68% | 14 to 33% | 15 to 48% | 35 to 70% | – | – | |
| N = 18,768 | N = 309 | N = 433 | N = 32 | – | – | ||
| n = 25 | n = 2 | n = 3 | n = 1 | – | – | ||
| n ≥50% = 3 | – | – | |||||
| Constipation | 4 to 64% | 12 to 44% | 12 to 42% | 8 to 65% | 40% | 19 to 35% | |
| N = 30,841 | N = 150 | N = 746 | N = 1136 | N = 50 | N = 759 | ||
| n = 42 | n = 2 | n = 3 | n = 7 | n = 1 | n = 2 | ||
| n ≥50% = 10 | n ≥50% = 3 | ||||||
| Diarrhea | 1 to 25% | – | 12% | 8 to 36% | – | 29 to 53% | |
| N = 17,813 | – | N = 146 | N = 105 | – | N = 862 | ||
| n = 24 | – | n = 2 | n = 4 | – | n = 3 | ||
| – | – | n ≥50% = 2 | |||||
| Psychological: | Depression/depressive mood/sadness/low mood | 4 to 80% | 17 to 77% | 6 to 59% | 2 to 61% | 46% | 17 to 82% |
| N = 16,200 | N = 752 | N = 892 | N = 7644 | N = 123 | N = 1211 | ||
| n = 26 | n = 7 | n = 5 | n = 23 | n = 1 | n = 6 | ||
| n ≥50% = 10 | n ≥50% = 4 | n ≥50% = 1 | n ≥50% = 3 | n ≥50% = 4 | |||
| Anxiety/nervousness/agitation | 3 to 74% | 23 to 53% | 2 to 49% | 7 to 52% | 8 to 72% | 13 to 76% | |
| N = 14,724 | N = 455 | N = 892 | N = 818 | N = 708 | N = 923 | ||
| n = 19 | n = 4 | n = 5 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 4 | ||
| n ≥50% = 7 | n ≥50% = 1 | n ≥50% = 1 | n ≥50% = 2 | n ≥50% = 2 | |||
| Worry | 3 to 71% | 65% | – | 32 to 55% | – | 51 to 86% | |
| N = 1500 | N = 60 | – | N = 30 | – | N = 759 | ||
| n = 8 | n = 1 | – | n = 2 | – | n = 2 | ||
| n ≥50% = 3 | – | n ≥50% = 1 | – | ||||
| Spiritual: | Well-being | 91% | 14% | 5% | – | – | – |
| N = 406 | N = 81 | N = 66 | – | – | – | ||
| n = 1 | n = 1 | n = 1 | – | – | – | ||
| – | – | – | |||||
| Spiritual pain | 44% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| N = 91 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| n = 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Spiritual well-being | – | – | 6% | – | – | – | |
| – | – | N = 66 | – | – | – | ||
| – | – | n = 1 | – | – | – | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | |||
