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No studies found 104 · 31.2%GRADE not reported 44 · 13.2%Very low 66 · 19.8%Low 57 · 17.1%Moderate 45 · 13.5%High 17 · 5.1%

Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and glucocorticoid injection vs glucocorticoid injection

Quality of Life: SF‐36 (physical component) · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 44 participants
Low

Cognitive‐behavioural intervention vs controls

Health‐related quality of life end of treatment (0‐80 scale) Higher scores indicate lower health‐related quality of life · patients with fibromyalgia

1 finding from 1 review

Cognitive behavioural therapies for fibromyalgia 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
13 studies · 1238 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Disease‐specific quality of life QUALEFFO‐41 total score Scale from 0 to 100 Lower scores indicate better quality of life · individuals with osteoporotic vertebral fracture

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for improving outcomes after osteoporotic vertebral fracture 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 109 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Changes in health‐related quality of life · lower limb arterial surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Wound drainage for lower limb arterial surgery 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) vs placebo

Self‐reported health‐related quality of life (0‐100 scale) Higher scores indicate higher burden of disease (lower quality of life) · patients with fibromyalgia

Serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors showed no clear difference in self‐reported health‐related quality of life (0‐100 scale) Higher… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) for fibromyalgia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
14 studies · 6861 participants
Low

Urodynamics vs clinical management (CM)

Health status and quality of life · patients with management of urinary incontinence in children and adults

1 finding from 1 review

Urodynamic studies for management of urinary incontinence in children and adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 75 participants
Moderate

Information or education intervention vs no education

Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) · adult ICU patients and their carers

1 finding from 1 review

Information or education interventions for adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their carers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 143 participants
Very low

Weight loss vs control

Incontinence‐specific quality of life · adults with urinary incontinence

1 finding from 1 review

Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of urinary incontinence in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Low

Summary of findings (water exercise vs no exercise

Quality of life St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Water‐based exercise training for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
19 participants
Low

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

Summary of findings (water exercise vs land exercise)

QoL · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Water‐based exercise training for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
60 participants
Low

Doxycycline vs prednisolone

Quality of life (DLQI) adjusted for baseline DLQI, disease severity, age, Karnovsky score, baseline versus week 52. A lower score is more favourable. · bullous pemphigoid

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bullous pemphigoid 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 234 participants
High

Yoga vs an active intervention

Bothersomeness of symptoms at short term (6 weeks) Measured by the Overactive Bladder Symptom and Quality of Life‐Short Form (OABq‐SF) (lower = better) · women with urge‐predominant urinary incontinence

1 finding from 1 review

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

Caffeine reduction vs control

Condition‐specific quality of life ICIQ Overactive Bladder Symptoms Quality of Life. Scale from: 25 to 160. Better quality of life indicated by lower values. · adults with urinary incontinence

1 finding from 1 review

Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of urinary incontinence in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 11 participants
Very 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

Etanercept vs placebo

CDLQI Scores range from 0 to 30. Lower scores indicate better health‐related quality of life. Calculations are based on the change from baseline to week 12 in both groups · people with paediatric psoriasis

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐TNF agents for paediatric psoriasis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 211 participants
Moderate

Group 1 Pulmonary arterial hypertension ‐ PDE5i vs placebo

QoL · pulmonary arterial hypertension

1 finding from 1 review

Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors for pulmonary hypertension 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 163 participants
GRADE not reported

Yoga vs no specific active intervention

Quality of life (IIQ scores) · women with either stress‐predominant or urge‐predominant urinary incontinence

1 finding from 1 review

Yoga for treating urinary incontinence in women 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 18 participants
Very low

tDCS vs sham tDCS

Health‐related quality of life (mental) · Patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease

1 finding from 1 review

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for idiopathic Parkinson's disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 25 participants
Very low

tDCS vs sham tDCS

Health‐related quality of life (physical) · Patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease

1 finding from 1 review

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for idiopathic Parkinson's disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 25 participants
Very low