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What do systematic reviews say?

25 questions · 25 findings · 12 reviews

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Tai Chi and breathing exercise vs breathing exercises

Quality of life · COPD

1 finding from 1 review

Tai Chi for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 120 participants
Very 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

Diaphragmatic breathing vs no breathing exercises

Health‐related quality of life Change in total score of St George Respiratory Questionnaire · 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
1 study · 30 participants
Moderate

Breathing exercises as part of a package of interventions vs control

Quality of life · children with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for children with asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
28 participants
Low

Breathing exercises vs inactive control

Change in AQLQ · adults with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for adults with asthma 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 974 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings ‐ nebulisers for delivering tobramycin: VMT and AAD tidal breathing mode (TBM) vs VMT and AAD target inhalation mode (TIM)

Quality of life · adults and children with cystic fibrosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Nebuliser systems for drug delivery in cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings ‐ nebulisers for delivering colistin and dornase alfa: VMT and AAD tidal breathing mode (TBM) vs VMT and AAD target inhalation mode (TIM)

Quality of life · children with cystic fibrosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Nebuliser systems for drug delivery in cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings ‐ nebulisers for delivering other aerosolised medications: VMT and AAD tidal breathing mode (TBM) vs VMT and AAD target inhalation mode (TIM)

Quality of life · adults with cystic fibrosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Nebuliser systems for drug delivery in cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Quality of life · Participants with primary dysfunctional breathing/hyperventilation syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for dysfunctional breathing/hyperventilation syndrome in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Quality of life · children with dysfunctional breathing/hyperventilation syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for dysfunctional breathing/hyperventilation syndrome in children 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Respiratory muscle training vs breathing exercises

Quality of life · participants with limb‐girdle muscular dystrophy or Becker muscular dystrophy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Respiratory muscle training in children and adults with neuromuscular disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Respiratory muscle training vs breathing exercises

Quality of life · people with myasthenia gravis

1 finding from 1 review

Respiratory muscle training in children and adults with neuromuscular disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 27 participants
Very low

Summary of findings: ACBT vs other breathing techniques

Quality of life (change from baseline) · adults and children with cystic fibrosis

1 finding from 1 review

Active cycle of breathing technique for cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Summary of findings: ACBT vs CCPT

Quality of life · adults and children with cystic fibrosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Active cycle of breathing technique for cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Disease‐specific quality of life or symptoms [mean score at 12 months] · children with obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing

1 finding from 1 review

Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus non‐surgical management for obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing in… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 73 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Disease‐specific quality of life or symptoms [mean total scores at 7 months] · children with obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing

1 finding from 1 review

Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus non‐surgical management for obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing in… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 395 participants
Moderate

Yoga vs no breathing exercises

QoL · 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
1 study · 45 participants
Moderate

Tonsillectomy vs tonsillotomy

Disease‐specific quality of life · children with obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing

1 finding from 1 review

Tonsillectomy versus tonsillotomy for obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 410 participants
Very low

Hyperbaric oxygen vs air breathing

Quality of life ‐ not reported · People undergoing radiotherapy for uterine cervical cancer

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperbaric oxygenation for tumour sensitisation to radiotherapy 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Hyperbaric oxygen vs air breathing

Quality of life ‐ not reported · People with any one of a mixed group of cancers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperbaric oxygenation for tumour sensitisation to radiotherapy 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found