Cochrane · systematic review · CD013400
Physical activity interventions for people with congenital heart disease
Williams, CA, Wadey, C, Pieles, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
HeartAMSTAR 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 25%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 12.5%Low 1 · 12.5%Moderate 4 · 50%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
Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions compared to usual care for people with congenital heart disease.
Population: people with congenital heart disease.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Outcomes Length of intervention in weeks (Median, (IQR)) Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Maximal cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 14 studies · 732 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 163 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Physical activity (PA) Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 328 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Submaximal cardiorespiratory fitness Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 179 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Muscular strength (12) Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 18 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Adverse events (12 (12, 26)) Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 501 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Hospital admissions Summary of findings for the main comparison. Physical activity and exercise interventions vs usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |