Table 9 Evidence profile of quality of life of institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly for SD-36 and RAND-36 questionnaires
Certainty assessment | Summary of findings | |||||||||
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№ of participants (studies) Follow-up | Risk of bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Publication bias | Overall certainty of evidence | Study event rates (%) | Anticipated absolute effects | ||
With NIE | With IE | Risk with NIE | Risk difference with IE | |||||||
SF-36 and RAND-36 - Overall | ||||||||||
3340 (4 observational studies) | very serious a | very serious b,c | not serious | serious d | very strong association | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW | 1884 | 1456 | The mean SF-36 and RAND-36 was 0 | MD 5.97 lower(11.29 lower to 0.64 lower) |
SF-36 and RAND-36 - General Health Perceptions | ||||||||||
386 (3 observational studies) | very serious a | not serious | not serious | very serious d, e | strong association | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW | 212 | 174 | The mean SF-36 and RAND-36 - General Health Perceptions was 0 | MD 2.06 lower(6.31 lower to 2.19 higher) |
SF-36 and RAND-36 - Physical Functioning | ||||||||||
386 (3 observational studies) | very serious a | serious b | not serious | very serious d, e | very strong association | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW | 212 | 174 | The mean SF-36 RAND-36 - Physical Functioning was 0 | MD 21.74 lower(35.7 lower to 7.79 lower) |
SF-36 and RAND-36 - Role Emotional | ||||||||||
386 (3 observational studies) | very serious a | very serious b,c | not serious | very serious d, e | very strong association | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW | 212 | 174 | The mean SF-36 RAND-36 - Role Emotional was 0 | MD 5.99 lower(26.18 lower to 14.2 higher) |
SF-36 and RAND-36 - Bodily Pain | ||||||||||
386 (3 observational studies) | very serious a | very serious b,c | not serious | very serious d, e | strong association | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW | 212 | 174 | The mean SF-36 RAND-36 - Bodily Pain was 0 | MD 2.5 higher(14.93 lower to 19.92 higher) |
SF-36 and RAND-36 - Mental Health | ||||||||||
512 (4 observational studies) | very serious a | serious b | not serious | serious d | very strong association | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW | 306 | 206 | The mean SF-36 RAND-36 (QVRS) - Mental Health was 0 | MD 10.39 lower(21.53 lower to 0.75 higher) |
SF-36 and RAND-36 - Social Functioning | ||||||||||
512 (4 observational studies) | very serious a | very serious b,c | not serious | serious d | strong association | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW | 306 | 206 | The mean SF-36 RAND-36 (QVRS) - Social Functioning was 0 | MD 4.35 higher(8.21 lower to 16.91 higher) |
SF-36 and RAND-36 - Role physical | ||||||||||
386 (3 observational studies) | very serious a | very serious b,c | not serious | very serious d, e | very strong association | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW | 212 | 174 | The mean SF-36 RAND-36 (QVRS) - Role physical was 0 | MD 12.3 lower(46.79 lower to 22.18 higher) |
SF-36 and RAND-36 - Vitality | ||||||||||
386 (3 observational studies) | very serious a | serious b | not serious | very serious d, e | strong association | ⨁◯◯◯VERY LOW | 212 | 174 | The mean SF-36 RAND-36 - Vitality was 0 | MD 4.52 lower(12.36 lower to 3.33 higher) |