Evaluation of Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cost Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 1108-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Zhang ◽  
Lin-lin Kong ◽  
Yi-ye Zhang ◽  
Shu-Chuen Li
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Responsiveness of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaires to Dental Caries Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 585-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole R. Aimée ◽  
Nailê Damé-Teixeira ◽  
Luana Severo Alves ◽  
Gabriel Á. Borges ◽  
Lyndie Foster Page ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

This systematic review and meta-analysis were undertaken to assess the responsiveness of validated oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) questionnaires to dental caries interventions in children, adolescents, and young adults. Studies eligible were randomized clinical trials (RCTs), controlled clinical trials (CCTs), and prospective case series (PCS), which had OHRQoL questionnaires answered before and after caries intervention(s). The main outcome was improvement in OHRQoL mean scores following caries intervention. Twenty-six studies were selected for the quality assessment and 14 were selected for the meta-analysis. Most of the studies were PCS with a single group pretest and posttest study design (n = 19). Five studies were CCT and only 2 were RCT. The numbers of participants were 3,522 in the control group (baseline = 2,002; final = 1,520) and 5,917 in the test group (baseline = 3,102; final = 2,815). The age of the subjects ranged from 3 to 19 years. All studies showed significant improvement in OHRQoL following caries intervention. Most of nonrandomized studies (n = 15) had low or moderate risk of bias. The meta-analysis showed the effect of caries interventions (standardized weighted mean differences = –1.24; 95% CI: –1.68 to –0.81; p < 0.001). However, high heterogeneity between the studies was found. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach classified the quality of evidence as very low and its strength weak. In conclusion, there is evidence that the OHRQoL of children and adolescents improved following caries intervention procedures, but the quality of the evidence was very low. In spite of that, caries interventions are highly recommended as abstaining from treatment is likely to result in a deterioration of OHRQoL.

Health-related quality-of-life as co-primary endpoint in randomized clinical trials in oncology

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 885-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Fiteni ◽  
Alhousseiny Pam ◽  
Amélie Anota ◽  
Dewi Vernerey ◽  
Sophie Paget-Bailly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Primary Endpoint ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Impact of CPAP therapy on health-related quality of life in elderly patients with apnoea–hypopnea syndrome: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 1601644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Serrano Merino ◽  
Luis A. Pérula de Torres ◽  
Rafaela Muñoz Gómez ◽  
Ana Roldán Villalobos ◽  
M. Nuria Feu Collado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Cpap Therapy ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Hypopnea Syndrome
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