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No studies found 1 · 12.5%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 25%Low 1 · 12.5%Moderate 3 · 37.5%High 1 · 12.5%

Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · adults with advanced illness and their unpaid caregivers/families

1 finding from 1 review

The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 1344 participants
Low

Complex information, support and training interventions vs inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist)

Caregiver health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · Informal caregivers of people with dementia

1 finding from 1 review

Remotely delivered information, training and support for informal caregivers of people with dementia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 311 participants
Moderate

Follow‐up integrating additional patient symptom education or monitoring, or survivorship care plans vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colorectal, endometrial, ovarian and prostate cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Follow‐up strategies following completion of primary cancer treatment in adult cancer survivors 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management interventions including action plans for exacerbations versus usual care in patients with chronic… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 1582 participants
High

Physical activity vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · adults with non‐advanced colorectal cancer treated surgically or with neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, or both

1 finding from 1 review

Physical activity interventions for disease‐related physical and mental health during and following treatment in… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 230 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · people with congenital heart disease.

1 finding from 1 review

Physical activity interventions for people with congenital heart disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 163 participants
Very low

Relaxation vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · people with ESKD

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Psychosocial interventions for preventing and treating depression in dialysis patients 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

CBT vs usual care

Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · people with ESKD

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

1 finding from 1 review

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