Question · asked by 1 review
Exercise vs no exercise: Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)
- Population
- rheumatoid arthritis of the hand
- Intervention
- Exercise
- Comparison
- no exercise
- Outcome
- Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)
What each review found
Include earlier review versionsNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Exercise vs no exercise Pain ‐ short term (less than 3 months) visual analogue scale (0 to 100 mm, higher score means more pain) · rheumatoid arthritis of the hand Exercise for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 124 participants | Very low |
Exercise vs no exercise Pain ‐ medium term (3 to 11 months) Pain subscale of Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (0 to 100 points, higher score means more pain) · rheumatoid arthritis of the hand Exercise for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 445 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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