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No studies found 5 · 31.3%GRADE not reported 2 · 12.5%Very low 2 · 12.5%Low 3 · 18.8%Moderate 4 · 25%High 0 · 0%

Professional oral care vs Usual oral care

Change in data on economics and quality of life · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities

Professional oral care led to higher change in data on economics and quality of life compared with usual oral care; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral care measures for preventing nursing home‐acquired pneumonia 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
24 months
MD 1.5 [0.32, 2.68]
1 study · 322 participants
GRADE not reported

Oral creatine vs placebo

Change in quality of life · children with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 38 participants
Low

Oral olesoxime vs placebo

Change in quality of life · non‐ambulatory children and adolescents with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 108 participants
Low

Oral gabapentin vs placebo

Change in quality of life · adults with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 67 participants
Low

Oral hydroxyurea vs placebo

Change in quality of life · children and adults with SMA types II and III

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Oral valproic acid vs placebo

Change in quality of life · ambulatory adults with SMA type III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
28 participants
Moderate

Oral phenylbutyrate vs placebo

Change in quality of life · children with SMA type II

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Oral plus nebulised antibiotics vs oral antibiotics plus nebulised placebo

Quality of life: CFQ‐R respiratory domain: absolute change from baseline · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of MRSA from a respiratory tract specimen

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the eradication of meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in people with cystic fibrosis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 25 participants
Very low

Oral valproic acid plus acetyl‐L‐carnitine vs placebo

Change in quality of life · non‐ambulatory children with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 54 participants
Very low

Any form of one-to-one oral hygiene advice (OHA) vs No OHA

Patient-reported changes in knowledge, attitudes and quality of life · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
Hoogstraten 1983 (dental knowledge, attitude, behaviour, fear of dental treatment) and Memarpour 2016 (parents' knowledge and performance regarding oral health); measured, not synthesised or GRADE-rated.
2 studies
GRADE not reported

Oral azithromycin vs placebo

QoL · adults and children with cystic fibrosis

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolide antibiotics (including azithromycin) for cystic fibrosis 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 177 participants
Moderate

Oral antibiotics vs placebo

Change from baseline in quality of life IDQoL ranges from 0 to 30 with higher values indicating more impaired quality of life. · people with atopic dermatitis

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce Staphylococcus aureus in the management of eczema 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 45 participants
Moderate

Oral hygiene interventions (mechanical plaque removal): knowledge-based, behavioural, or skills training for people with ID or their carers vs Usual care, no care, or a similar alternative intervention

Quality of life changes or long-term, patient-centred outcomes (e.g. tooth retention) · People with intellectual disabilities (ID), living at home, in day care, in hospital or in a residential care setting; all levels of ID as…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
No studies measured quality of life changes or long-term, patient-centred outcomes as formal outcomes; some studies commented on quality of life only in the discussion or conclusion sections.
0 studies
No studies found

Summary of findings: oral antioxidants (NAC/GSH) vs placebo

Quality of life: change from baseline in CFQ‐R · adults and children with cystic fibrosis

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidant supplementation for lung disease in cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 61 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings: oral antioxidant combination vs control

Quality of life: Quality of Well Being score change from baseline · children with cystic fibrosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidant supplementation for lung disease in cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: oral antioxidant combination vs control

Quality of life: Quality of Well Being score change from baseline · adults and children with cystic fibrosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidant supplementation for lung disease in cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found