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14 questions · 14 findings · 6 reviews · Airways

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Mepolizumab intravenous (IV) vs placebo

Health‐related quality of life (ACQ) Scale from: 0 to 6 (lower is better) · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for asthma 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 369 participants
High

Mepolizumab subcutaneous (SC) vs placebo

Health‐related quality of life (ACQ) Scale from: 0 to 6 (lower is better) · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for asthma 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 1231 participants
High

Benralizumab subcutaneous (SC) vs placebo

Health‐related quality of life (ACQ) Scale from: 0 to 6 (lower is better) · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for asthma 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 2791 participants
High

Reslizumab intravenous (IV) vs placebo

Health‐related quality of life (ACQ) Scale from: 0 to 6 (lower is better) · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for asthma 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 1652 participants
High

Reslizumab subcutaneous (SC) vs placebo

Health‐related quality of life (ACQ) Scale from: 0 to 6 (lower is better) · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for asthma 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 464 participants
High

Mepolizumab subcutaneous (SC) vs placebo

SGRQ Total SGRQ (Total) Score. Scale from: 0 to 100. Lower score indicates better quality of life. · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for asthma 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 1231 participants
High

Reslizumab subcutaneous (SC) vs placebo

SGRQ Total SGRQ (Total) Score. Scale from: 0 to 100. Lower score indicates better quality of life. · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for asthma 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 464 participants
High

Mepolizumab 100 mg vs placebo

Change in SGRQ total score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 1285 participants
Moderate

Mepolizumab 300 mg vs placebo

QoL · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 451 participants
Moderate

Mepolizumab 100 mg vs placebo

QoL · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 911 participants
Moderate

Mucolytic vs placebo

SGRQ Total SGRQ (Total) Score. Scale from: 0 to 100. Lower score indicates better quality of life. · chronic bronchitis or COPD

1 finding from 1 review

Mucolytic agents versus placebo for chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 2721 participants
Moderate

Pursed lip breathing vs no breathing exercises

Health‐related quality of life Dyspnoea domain of Hiratsuka scale Scores range from 0 to 100, with lower scores indicating less shortness of breath · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 60 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Health‐related quality of life (disease‐specific) Scale from 0 to 100; lower score indicates better HRQoL. SGRQ total score consists of weighted scores from 3 domains · individuals with stable bronchiectasis

1 finding from 1 review

Airway clearance techniques for bronchiectasis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Health‐related quality of life (respiratory specific) St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ; total score) Scale from 0‐100 Lower value post intervention is favourable, indicating improvement in health‐related quality of life · people with stable COPD

1 finding from 1 review

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