What do systematic reviews say?

Home fall‐hazard reduction vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Home fall‐hazard reduction showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life SMD was calculated from 4 studies… compared with control (e.g. usual care) (moderate certainty).

• Environmental interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  SMD 0.09
  6 studies · 1848 participants
  Moderate

Assistive technology for vision improvement interventions vs usual care or attention control

Assistive technology for vision improvement interventions showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life 1 trial of single‐lens glasses… compared with usual care or attention control (low certainty).

• Environmental interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 0.4
  1 study · 597 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Singing for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 52 participants
  Low

Yoga vs an active intervention

• Yoga for treating urinary incontinence in women 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Singing for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 58 participants
  Low

CBT vs usual care

Cognitive‐behavioural therapy probably leads to higher health‐related quality of life Investigators measured health‐related… compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Psychosocial interventions for preventing and treating depression in dialysis patients 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  SMD 0.51 [0.19, 0.83]
  4 studies · 230 participants
  Moderate

Interventions for involving older patients with multi‐morbidity in decision‐making about their health care vs usual care

• Interventions for involving older patients with multi‐morbidity in decision‐making during primary care consultations 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1546 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 718 participants
  Very low