Cochrane · systematic review · CD008618

Exercise for improving outcomes after osteoporotic vertebral fracture

Gibbs, JC, MacIntyre, NJ, Ponzano, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library

Musculoskeletal2 versionsAMSTAR 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 85.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 14.3%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.

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Exercise for improving outcomes after osteoporotic vertebral fracture

Population: individuals with osteoporotic vertebral fracture
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Fractures
RR 0.54 [0.17, 1.71]1 study · 78 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Falls
RR 1.06 [0.53, 2.1]1 study · 89 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Pain Scale: VAS (0 to 10), pain subscale of Functional Status Index (0 to 10) Higher score indicates greater pain levels
no estimate extracted5 studies · 426 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Physical performance: performance‐based measures TUG test
no estimate extracted3 studies · 139 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Physical performance: self‐report questionnaires Physical function subscale from the QUALEFFO‐41 Scale from 0 to 100 Lower scores indicate better physical function
no estimate extracted2 studies · 109 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Disease‐specific quality of life QUALEFFO‐41 total score Scale from 0 to 100 Lower scores indicate better quality of life
no estimate extracted2 studies · 109 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Adverse events
no estimate extracted6 studies · 447 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness