Table 2.
Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) summary of findings. QoL: quality of life. SMD: standardized mean difference.
Outcome | Number of patients | Effect | Quality | Importance | ||
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Electronic health–supported exercise | No or other intervention | Relative (95% CI) | Absolute (95% CI) |
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Pain short term (follow-up: range 1 month to 6 months; assessed with self-report questionnaire 0-100 (higher numbers=more pain) | 367 | 361 | –a | SMD 0.31 SD lower (0.04 lower to 0.58 lower) | ++oo Low | Important |
Pain long term (follow-up: range 9 months to 12 months; assessed with self-report questionnaire 0-100 (higher numbers=more pain) | 212 | 204 | – | SMD 0.3 SD lower (0.07 lower to 0.53 lower) | +++o Moderate | Critical |
Physical function short term (follow-up: range 1 months to 6 months; assessed with self-report questionnaire 0-100; higher numbers=better function) | 243 | 236 | – | SMD 0.3 SD higher (0.17 lower to 0.76 higher) | ++oo Low | Important |
Physical function long term (follow-up: range 9 months to 12 months; assessed with self-report questionnaire 0-100; higher numbers=better function) | 211 | 205 | – | SMD 0.41 SD higher (0.17 higher to 0.64 higher) | ++++ High | Critical |
QoL short term (follow-up: range 3 months to 6 months; assessed with self-report questionnaire 0-100; higher numbers=better QoL) | 227 | 219 | – | SMD 0.24 SD higher (0.05 higher to 0.43 higher) | +++o Moderate | Important |
QoL long term (follow-up: range 9 months to 12 months; assessed with self-report questionnaire 0-100; higher numbers=better QoL) | 211 | 204 | – | SMD 0.27 SD higher (0.06 higher to 0.47 higher) | ++++ High | Critical |
aIndicates "not applicable".