Cochrane · systematic review · CD003793
Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
McCarthy, B, Casey, D, Devane, D, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
AirwaysAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 3 · 60%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Rehabilitation versus usual care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Population: patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
QoL ‐ Change in CRQ (dyspnoea) CRQ Questionnaire. Scale from 1 to 7 (Higher is better and 0.5 unit is an important difference) Rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 19 studies · 1283 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
QoL ‐ Change in SGRQ (total) Scale from 0 to 100 (Lower is better and 4 units is an important difference) Rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 19 studies · 1146 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Change in maximal exercise (Incremental Shuttle walk test (ISWT)) Distance metres Rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 694 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Change in functional exercise capacity (6MWT)) Distance metres Rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 38 studies · 1879 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Change in maximal exercise capacity (cycle ergometer) Workmax (watt) Rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 779 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |