Table 7 Direction of effects Quality of Life
Review | Measures | Pooling (Y/N) | Result of pooling |
|---|---|---|---|
Phillips et al. (2005) [31] | NHP MLHF HFSBS | Y (5/6 studies reported QOL) | + Intervention: 30.6 ± 20.7% VS. control: 19.3 ± 12.6%, p = 0.13 |
Gwadry-Sridhar et al. (2004) [33] | SF-36 | N (4/8 studies reported HRQOL; precluded pooling) | RNPH |
Koshman et al. (2008) [35] | MLHF COOP/WONCA SF-36 EQ-5D CHFQ | N (7/12 studies reported HRQOL; precluded pooling) | RNPH |
Roccaforte et al. (2005) [28] | MLHF SF-36 | N (16/33 studies reported QOL; varying presentation of results precluded pooling) | RNPH |
Taylor et al. (2005) [27] | MLHF QLHFQ CHFQ Time trade off method (?) | N (8/16 studies reported HRQOL; varying results) | RNPH |
Phillips et al. (2004) [29] | MLHF NHP HFSBS SF-36 | Y (5/18 studies reported HRQOL) | + Intervention: 25.7% [95% CI, 11.0%-40.4%] VS. control: 13.5% [95% CI, 5.1%-22.0%] |
McAlister et al. (2001) [26] | NR | N (5/11 studies reported HRQOL) | Insufficient data |