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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

477 questions · 482 findings · 90 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 95 · 19.7%GRADE not reported 41 · 8.5%Very low 142 · 29.5%Low 117 · 24.3%Moderate 63 · 13.1%High 24 · 5%

Supervised exercise therapy vs home exercises

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 2 months (1 study); not stated (1 study))

It is very uncertain whether supervised exercises changes usual pain (long‐term) VAS (0 to 10; higher scores mean worse pain) compared with home exercises (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Supervised exercise therapy vs home exercises

Functional ability · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 2 months (1 study); not stated (1 study))

It is very uncertain whether supervised exercises changes functional ability (short‐term) AKPS (0 to 100; higher scores mean… compared with home exercises (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

All‐cause annual hospitalisation rate (admissions/patient‐year)

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes all‐cause annual hospitalisation rate (admissions/patient‐year) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review