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2,038 questions · 2,118 findings · 339 reviews

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No studies found 323 · 15.3%GRADE not reported 166 · 7.8%Very low 552 · 26.1%Low 592 · 28%Moderate 340 · 16.1%High 145 · 6.8%

Preoperative education vs usual care

Postoperative anxiety · hip replacement

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 264 participants
Low

Preoperative education vs usual care

Pain WOMAC pain. Scale from: 0 to 100 (lower scores indicate less pain). · patients with knee replacement surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 109 participants
Low

Preoperative education vs usual care

Functional ability · patients with knee replacement surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 109 participants
Low

Massage + ultrasound and placebo ointment vs ultrasound + placebo ointment only

Pain Visual analog scale Scale from 0 to 100 (lower is better) · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis

1 finding from 1 review

Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very low

Deep transverse massage + physical therapy vs physical therapy alone

Reduction in pain intensity · patients with iliotibial band friction syndrome (knee tendinitis)

1 finding from 1 review

Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 17 participants
Very low

Massage + phonophoresis vs phonophoresis alone

Pain Visual analog scale Scale from 0 to 100 (lower is better) · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis

1 finding from 1 review

Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very low

Primary comparison for continuous passive motion (CPM) vs no CPM

Pain intensity (0‐10cm visual analogue scale) · hospitalised patients who have undergone knee replacement surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty in people with arthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 414 participants
Low

SMP vs usual care

Function—Self‐reported Scale from 0 to 68. Lower score is better · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
13 studies · 2254 participants
Moderate

SMP vs information only

Pain based on WOMAC pain scale Scale from: 0 (no pain) to 20 (worst pain). ( · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
751 participants
Moderate

SMP vs information only

Global OA scores Multiple tools6. Scale from 0 to 96 (lower score better) · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
751 participants
Moderate

SMP vs information only

Function—Self‐reported Multiple tools3. Scale from 0 to 68. Lower score is better. · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
854 participants
Moderate

SMP vs non‐SMP intervention

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
321 participants
Moderate

SMP vs non‐SMP intervention

Global OA scores WOMAC. Scale from 0 to 240. Lower score is better. · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
98 participants
Moderate

SMP vs non‐SMP intervention

Function—Self‐reported Multiple tools3. Scale from 0 to 68. Lower score is better. · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
216 participants
Moderate

SMP vs attention control

Global OA scores AIMS2 (average of physical, affect, and pain subscales). Scale from 0 to 10, lower better · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
251 participants
Low

SMP vs attention control

Function—Self‐reported Multiple tools3. Scale from 0 to 68. Lower score is better. · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
574 participants
Low

Clonidine vs placebo or no treatment

Number requiring additional analgesia at any time postoperatively ‐ high dose clonidine, studies with lower risk of bias · patients with postoperative pain

Clonidine probably leads to lower number requiring additional analgesia at any time postoperatively ‐… compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Clonidine premedication for postoperative analgesia in children 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.24 [0.09, 0.69]
2 studies · 160 participants
Moderate

Yoga in addition to standard care vs standard‐of‐care therapy

Quality of sleep · participants with haematological malignancies

It is very uncertain whether yoga in addition to standard care changes quality of sleep Scale from: 0 to 21. Higher scores indicate a lower… compared with standard care only (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Yoga in addition to standard care for patients with haematological malignancies 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low

Intervention not reported

TDI Total scores range from ‐ 9 to +9. The lower the score, the greater the deterioration in severity of dyspnoea, MCID ≥ 1 · 18 to 80 years of age with bronchiectasis

The intervention may leads to higher TDI Total scores range from ‐ 9 to +9. The lower the score, the… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination inhaled corticosteroids and long‐acting beta₂‐agonists for children and adults with bronchiectasis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 1.29 [0.4, 2.18]
1 study · 40 participants
Low

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

Function (change from baseline) Shoulder Pain and Disability Questionnaire (SPADI, 0‐100) (lower scores = better function)f · 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
2 studies · 86 participants
Low