What do systematic reviews say?

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No studies found 293 · 36.4%GRADE not reported 6 · 0.7%Very low 244 · 30.3%Low 170 · 21.1%Moderate 85 · 10.5%High 8 · 1%

Intervention not reported

Hearing aid benefit Validated self‐report measures (IOI‐HA item 4). Scale from: 1 to 5 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 69 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Use of verbal communication strategy Validated self‐report measures (verbal subscale of the CPHI (Demorest 1987)). Scale from: 0 to 5 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 34 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Adverse effects · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Quality of life Validated self‐report measures. WHODAS 2.0 scale from: 0 to 100 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 35 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Self‐reported hearing handicap Validated self‐report measure: HHIE (Ventry 1982) scale from 0 to 100 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 87 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Hearing aid benefit · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Communication Validated self‐report measure: verbal subscale of the CPHI (Demorest 1987) scale from 0 to 5 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 52 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Adherence Number of people fitted with hearing aid/number of people who use the aids · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids

The intervention showed no clear difference in adherence Number of people fitted with hearing aid/number of people… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.02 [0.99, 1.05]
2 studies · 686 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Daily hours of hearing aid use Average self‐reported or data‐logged hours of use per day. Scale from: 0 to 12 hours · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 700 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Rate of otorrhoea (episodes per year) · children (aged 6 months to 6 years) with ventilation tubes

1 finding from 1 review

Water precautions for prevention of infection in children with ventilation tubes (grommets) 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 172 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Rate of otorrhoea (episodes per year) · children (aged 3 months to 12 years) with ventilation tubes

1 finding from 1 review

Water precautions for prevention of infection in children with ventilation tubes (grommets) 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 92 participants
Very low

Betahistine vs placebo

Benefits · patients with symptoms of vertigo

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Betahistine for symptoms of vertigo 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Betahistine vs placebo

Proportion of patients with improvement according to global judgement of patient subgrouped by diagnosis№ of participants: 606(11 RCTs) · patients with symptoms of vertigo

Betahistine may leads to higher proportion of patients with improvement according to global… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Betahistine for symptoms of vertigo 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.3 [1.05, 1.6]
Studies not reported
Low

Betahistine vs placebo

Harms · patients with symptoms of vertigo

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Betahistine for symptoms of vertigo 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Betahistine vs placebo

Proportion of patients with adverse effects№ of participants: 819(12 RCTs) · patients with symptoms of vertigo

Betahistine showed no clear difference in proportion of patients with adverse effects№ of participants: 819(12… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Betahistine for symptoms of vertigo 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.03 [0.76, 1.4]
Studies not reported
Low

Minimally invasive surgery vs Standard therapy alone (radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy)

Overall survival · patients with small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Minimally invasive surgery versus radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy for small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Minimally invasive surgery vs Standard therapy alone (radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy)

Locoregional control · patients with small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Minimally invasive surgery versus radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy for small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Minimally invasive surgery vs Standard therapy alone (radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy)

Progression‐free survival · patients with small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Minimally invasive surgery versus radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy for small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Minimally invasive surgery vs Standard therapy alone (radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy)

Gastrostomy rate (at 1 year) · patients with small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Minimally invasive surgery versus radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy for small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Minimally invasive surgery vs Standard therapy alone (radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy)

Tracheostomy rate · patients with small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Minimally invasive surgery versus radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy for small‐volume primary oropharyngeal carcinoma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found