Table 4.
A summary of the main findings for quality of life.
| Author (year) sample size | Form of QoL assessment reported | Group allocation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | ||
| Liu (2008) Intervention N = 24, Control N = 24 | SF-12 PCS, mean (SD); p < 0.001 |
B: 38.7 (8.82) F: 47.9 (7.35) |
B: 40.1 (6.37) F: 30.9 (10.78) |
| Halpin (2011) Intervention N = 40, Control N = 39 | SGRQ, mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 52.4 (16.44) F: 49.7 (15.18) |
B: 53.6 (14.99) F: 51.5 (14.99) |
| Chau (2012) Intervention N = 22, Control N = 18 | CRQ (Emotion), mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 4.84 (1.47) F: 4.92 (1.40) |
B: 5.24 (1.42) F: 5.61 (1.17) |
| CRQ (Mastery), mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 4.60 (1.43) F: 4.61 (1.62) |
B: 4.94 (1.16) F: 4.88 (1.27) |
|
| Nguyen (2013) Intervention N = 43, Control N = 41 | CRQ (Total), mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 96.4 (19.91) F: 104.8 (23.92) |
B: 96.2 (19.76) F: 98.4 (24.34) |
| Pinnock (2013) Intervention N = 8, Control N = 8 | SGRQ, mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 68.6 (16.6) F: 68.2 (16.3) |
B: 68.0 (15.2) F: 67.3 (17.3) |
| Tabak (2014-A) Intervention N = 12, Control N = 12 | CCQ (Total), mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 2.0 (0.90) F: 1.8 (0.83) |
B: 2.7 (0.94) F: 2.3 (0.90) |
| Tabak (2014-B) Intervention N = 14, Control N = 16 | CCQ (Total), mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 2.0 (0.8) F: 1.7 (0.5) |
B: 1.8 (1.0) F: 1.8 (0.6) |
| van der Weegen (2015) Intervention N = 65, Control N = 68 | SF-36 (Physical), mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 42.5 (11.1) F: 44.1 (9.5) |
B: 45.8 (9.4) F: 45.8 (9.5) |
| SF-36 (Mental), mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 48.2 (10.3) F: 48.3 (11.7) |
B: 50.1 (9.5) F: 50.3 (8.3) |
|
| Vorrink (2016) Intervention N = 84, Control N = 73 | CRQ (Emotion), mean (SD) or median (IQR); p = NS |
B: 5.0 (1.1) C: 0.09 (−0.07 to 0.24) |
B: 4.8 (1.2) C: 0.19 (−0.31 to 0.11) |
| CRQ (Mastery), mean (SD) or median (IQR); p = NS |
B: 5.4 (1.1) C: −0.1 (−0.31 to 0.11) |
B: 5.3 (1.1) C: −0.23 (−0.39 to −0.06) |
|
| Demeyer (2017) Intervention N = 171, Control N = 172 | CCQ (Mental), median (IQR); p = NS |
B: 1 (0–2.5) F: 1 (0–2.5) |
B: 1 (0–2) F: 1 (0–2) |
| CCQ (Functional), median (IQR); p = 0.026 |
B: 1.5 (1–2.75) F: 1.5 (1–2.75) |
B: 1.5 (0.75– 2.75) F: 1.75 (0.75– 2.75) |
|
| CCQ (Symptoms), median (IQR); p = NS |
B: 1.75 (1.25– 2.5) F: 1.75 (1.25– 2.5) |
B: 1.75 (1.5–2.75) F: 2 (1.25– 2.75) |
|
| Farmer (2017) Intervention N = 110, Control N = 56 | SGRQ, mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 56.4 (19.7) F: 56.9 (19.5) |
B: 55.5 (16.2) F: 56.8 (20.9) |
| Orme (2018) Intervention N = 12, Control N = 11 | CAT, mean (SD); p = NS |
B: 22.6 (4.4) F: 21.6 (5) |
B: 24.5 (9.7) F: 23.8 (11.1) |
B baseline, C change, CCQ Clinical COPD Questionnaire, CRQ Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire, F follow-up, SGRQ St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire, SF short form, CAT COPD Assessment Test, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, NS nonsignificant.