Table 2 Outcome measures in the included studies: measurement tools and follow-up periods

Health-related quality of life

SF-36 [28, 32,33,34, 48]

SF-36 v2 [43]

ICS male SF [44]

FACT-P [45]

EORTC QLQ-C30 [42]

SF-12 v2 [46]

QOR-40 [50]

Before surgery: seven studies [13, 32, 34, 37, 43, 45, 48]

Post-surgery: two studies [43, 48]

4 weeks post-intervention: seven [28, 32,33,34, 42, 44, 45]

8 weeks post-intervention: two studies [34, 46]

12 weeks post-intervention: four studies [28, 43,44,45]

24 weeks post-intervention: one study [28]

26 weeks post-intervention: one study [45]

Muscular strength

Chair rise test [13]

Elbow flexion and extension [45]

Senior Fitness Test [43, 45]

Sit-to-stand test [37, 48]

Quadriceps strength test [48]

Before surgery: five studies [13, 43, 45]

Post-surgery: two studies [43, 48]

4 weeks post-intervention: one study [45]

9 weeks post-intervention: one study [45]

12 weeks post-intervention: one study [43]

26 weeks post-intervention: one study [45]

Postoperative complications

The Clavien-Dindo Classification [28, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40] [30, 31, 33, 34, 40, 45]

Melbourne Group Scale [43]

ICC [32]

TMM [31]

Admin data [13]

1-week post-intervention: six studies [13]

4 weeks post-intervention: eleven studies [30, 32, 39, 40, 42]

8 weeks post-intervention: one study [34]

9 weeks post-intervention: one study [33]

12 weeks post-intervention: four studies [33, 43]

26 weeks post-intervention: one study [45]

Average length of stay

Administrative data

1-week post-intervention: five studies [32, 38,39,40, 47]

4 weeks post-intervention: eight studies [29, 32, 38,39,40, 47, 49, 50]

9 weeks post-intervention: one study [31]

12 weeks post-intervention: two studies [38, 43]

26 weeks post-intervention: one study [45]

Handgrip strength

Handgrip dynamometry [45]

OJO: agregar el test de Peng [50] hydraulic dynamometer

Before surgery: two studies [45, 50]

Post-surgery: one stuy [50]

4 weeks post-intervention

12 weeks post-intervention

26 weeks post-intervention

Physical activity levels

CHAMPS [30,31,32, 34, 45]

LASA Physical Activity Questionnaire [13]

Accelerometer [37, 49]

SGPALS [49]

IPAQ [48]

Before surgery: eight studies [13, 30,31,32, 34, 37, 45, 48]

Post-intervention: one study [48]

4 weeks post-intervention: six studies [30,31,32, 34, 45, 49]

8 weeks post-intervention: two studies [42, 43]

9 weeks post-intervention: one study [31]

26 weeks post-intervention: one study [45, 48]