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No studies found 14 · 43.8%GRADE not reported 2 · 6.3%Very low 6 · 18.8%Low 7 · 21.9%Moderate 0 · 0%High 3 · 9.4%

Case management for integrated care vs usual care of older people living with frailty

Quality of life · people aged 65 years and older living with frailty

1 finding from 1 review

Case management for integrated care of older people with frailty in community settings 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 9284 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Quality of life · older people (aged 65 years or older) living in care homes

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 586 participants
Low

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

Quality of life · Dentate adults aged 16 years or older (excluding orthodontic patients and those with severe periodontal disease)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
Not estimable (0 studies). See comment: No included study assessed quality of life as an outcome.
0 studies
No studies found

Medically assisted hydration vs usual care

Quality of life · adults aged 18 years and older receiving palliative care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Medically assisted hydration for adults receiving palliative care 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Psychosocial intervention to improve sexual health vs no intervention

Quality of life · adult women, 18 years of age or older, who tested positive for a pathogenic mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 and who had had risk‐reducing surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve psychosocial well‐being in female BRCA‐mutation carriers following risk‐reducing surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported

Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing vs Toothbrushing alone

Quality of life · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interdental brushing for the prevention and control of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Not estimable. No included study assessed quality of life as an outcome. (See comment)
0 studies
No studies found

Visual screening (oral visual inspection) by trained health workers vs No screening

Quality of life · Apparently healthy adults aged 35 years or older (general population), living in 13 clusters in rural areas of Trivandrum city, Kerala,…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Screening programmes for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
15-year follow-up
Data on quality of life were not reported.
0 studies
No studies found

Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing vs Flossing plus toothbrushing

Quality of life · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interdental brushing for the prevention and control of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Not estimable. No included study assessed quality of life as an outcome. (See comment)
0 studies
No studies found

Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs placebo

Quality of life · Adults (aged 18 years or older) with clinically diagnosed temporomandibular disorders (TMD)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders 2003 · Cochrane All outcomes
There were no data on psychosocial outcomes, costs or quality of life in any of the trials.
0 studies
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Quality of life at 6 months Assessed by European Quality of Life‐15 · older adults (aged 60 and over) with irreversible visual impairment

The intervention showed no clear difference in quality of life at 6 months Assessed by European Quality of Life‐15 (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Environmental and behavioural interventions for reducing physical activity limitation and preventing falls in older… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 59 participants
Low

Minimal incision palatopharyngoplasty (MIPP) vs MIPP with additional individualised velopharyngeal surgery (pharyngeal flap or sphincter pharyngoplasty)

Quality of life (validated questionnaire) · Children or adolescents aged 3 years or older with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) associated with non-syndromic submucous cleft palate

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of submucous cleft palate 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes
No data were available for this patient-reported outcome in the single included trial.
0 studies
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Quality of life at 6 months Assessed by 12‐Item Short Form Health Survey · older adults (aged 60 and over) with irreversible visual impairment

The intervention showed no clear difference in quality of life at 6 months Assessed by 12‐Item Short Form Health… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Environmental and behavioural interventions for reducing physical activity limitation and preventing falls in older… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 3.14
1 study · 28 participants
Low

Screws vs fixed angle plates

HRQoL: using EQ‐5D (range from 0 to 1; higher values indicate better quality of life · older adults (> 60 years of age) with intracapsular hip fractures; most fractures in the included studies were displaced

1 finding from 1 review

Internal fixation implants for intracapsular hip fractures in older adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 521 participants
Low

Screws or pins vs fixed angle plates

1 finding from 1 review

Internal fixation implants for intracapsular hip fractures in older adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 521 participants
Low

Orthodontic treatment with appliances inducing stable, permanent orthodontic tooth movement (splints worn 8 to 12 weeks and surgical interventions excluded) vs Control: no treatment, placebo, or reassurance

Patient quality of life · Adults aged 18 years or older with clinically diagnosed TMD (exhibiting two or more of the listed signs and/or symptoms)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Orthodontics for treating temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
At least 6 months after the intervention
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found

Summary of findings: Any alternative model of care vs usual care

Differences in quality of life ( · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)

Summary of findings: Any alternative model of care showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life (mean difference) at longest compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Models for delivery and co‐ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.016
12 studies · 4016 participants
Low

Celecoxib vs placebo

Health‐related quality of life · older people with age‐related memory loss

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Aspirin and other non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for the prevention of dementia 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Environmental enrichment vs standard care following stroke

Secondary outcome: quality of life · adults (aged 18 or older) with a diagnosis of stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Environmental enrichment for stroke and other non‐progressive brain injury 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 53 participants
Very low

Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable or non-resorbable) vs Open flap debridement (access flap surgery)

Outcomes relevant to participants' well‐being · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…

1 finding from 1 review

Guided tissue regeneration for periodontal infra-bony defects 2006 · Cochrane All outcomes
Cortellini 2001: 36% of GTR patients reported the procedure interfered with daily activity for an average of 2.7 days versus 32% of controls for an average of 2.4 days; no significant difference for postoperative pain…
1 study
GRADE not reported

Propranolol vs placebo

Quality of life at 3 months ‐ not measured · adults (aged 18 and older) exposed to a traumatic event

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Early pharmacological interventions for universal prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found