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175 questions · 181 findings · 98 reviews

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No studies found 111 · 61.3%GRADE not reported 6 · 3.3%Very low 28 · 15.5%Low 25 · 13.8%Moderate 10 · 5.5%High 1 · 0.6%

Laparoscopic treatment vs diagnostic laparoscopy

Quality of life EQ‐5D index summary (6 months) · women with endometriosis

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 39 participants
Low

Toric intraocular lens (IOL) vs limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs)

Vision‐related quality of life · people with astigmatism who are having cataract surgery (phacoemulsification)

1 finding from 1 review

Toric intraocular lens versus limbal relaxing incisions for corneal astigmatism after phacoemulsification 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Low

Helium thermal coagulator vs electrodiathermy

Quality of life (9 months) – EHP‐30 social support · endometriosis

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 119 participants
Very low

Helium thermal coagulator vs electrodiathermy

Quality of life (emotional) · endometriosis

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 119 participants
Very low

Laparoscopic treatment vs diagnostic laparoscopy

Health‐related quality of life (mental) · women with endometriosis

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 39 participants
Low

Laparoscopic treatment vs diagnostic laparoscopy

Health‐related quality of life (physical) · women with endometriosis

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 39 participants
Low

Helium thermal coagulator vs electrodiathermy

Quality of life (9 months) – EHP‐30 control and powerlessness · endometriosis

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 119 participants
Very low

Laparoscopic gastric bypass vs laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Health related quality of life the Uniscale and the Symptom Distress Scale (SDS); Better indicated by lower values · participants with obesity

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for weight loss in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 250 participants
Very low

Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy

Quality of life Scale used: Gastro‐intestinal Quality of Life Index · patients with suspected appendicitis

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2009 participants
Low

Subacromial decompression vs exercise

QoL · people with impingement syndrome without full‐thickness rotator cuff tears

1 finding from 1 review

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 116 participants
Low

Knee replacement with tourniquet vs knee replacement without tourniquet

Health‐related quality of life (mental)

1 finding from 1 review

Tourniquet use for knee replacement surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 199 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Knee‐specific health‐related quality of lifea Scale: 0 to 100, 100 is best quality of life · people with degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis including degenerative meniscal tears)

1 finding from 1 review

Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis including degenerative meniscal tears) 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 188 participants
Moderate

Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy

Quality of life Scale used: 1) Gastro‐intestinal Quality of Life Index 2) SF‐36 questionnaire · patients with suspected appendicitis

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
2
2009 participants
Low

ESWL vs PCNL

Quality of life Assumed MCID: NA · people (>14 years) with kidney stones

1 finding from 1 review

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) or retrograde intrarenal… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 78 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Health‐related quality of life (CHQ (8 subscores); scale 0 to 100, where 0 indicates the worst possible health state and 100 the best possible health state)c Physical functioning Change in health · children and adolescents with obesity

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes health‐related quality of life (CHQ (8 subscores); scale 0 to 100,… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 16.3
1 study · 42 participants
Very low