Author (Year) Country Defines symptom Criteria to assess symptom Risk stratification Self-care to manage symptom Followup for ongoing monitoring Other recommendations in guideline Rigour score (raters would recommend) Major et al. (2004) [31 ] Canada — Limited NCI-CTC grade 0 to 4 OTC medications Reassess within 24 hours Use of prescribed medication 86 (4/4) Rubenstein et al./Keefe et al. (2004/2007) [32 , 44 ] USA; Australia — Limited NCI-CTC grade 0 to 4 OTC medications — Use of prescribed medication 82 (4/4) Benson et al. (2004) [33 ] USA —
Uncomplicated versus complicated Dietary and OTC medications Reassess within 24 hours Use of prescribed medications 73 (4/4) ONS-PEP (2008) [36 ] USA
Similar to complicated above Dietary and OTC medications — Use of prescribed medications 48 (4/4) BC Cancer Agency (2004) [34 ] Canada — Limited NCI-CTC grade 0 to 4 Dietary and OTC medications Reassess within 24 hours Use of prescribed medications 17 (2/4) BC Cancer Agency (2008) [35 ] Canada
Nonurgent, urgent, emergent Dietary and OTC medications Reassess within 24 hours Use of prescribed medications 14 (2/4) Cancer Care Ontario (2004) [37 ] Canada
Nonurgent, urgent, emergent Dietary — — 8 (2/4)