Overview of methodological quality (PEDro score) of included studies
First author [ref.] | PEDro criteria | |||||||||||
1# | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total | |
Additional exercise modalities | ||||||||||||
Benton [9] | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Vonbank [10] | + | + | + | 3 | ||||||||
Bernard [11] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Dourado [12] | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Phillips [13] | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Mador [14] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | ||||
Würtemberger [15] | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Alexander [16] | + | + | + | 3 | ||||||||
Holland [17] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 7 | |||
Subin [18] | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Sívori [19] | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Costi [20] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | ||
Vivodtzev [21]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Rooyackers [22] | + | + | + | + | 4 | |||||||
Gloeckl [23] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | |||||
NIV | ||||||||||||
Johnson [24]§ | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Toledo [25] | + | + | + | + | 3 | |||||||
Reuveny [26]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | |||||
Costes [27] | + | + | + | + | 4 | |||||||
van ’t Hul [28]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | |||
Hawkins [29] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Bianchi [30] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Garrod [31] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | ||||
Duiverman [32]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Oxygen | ||||||||||||
Scorsone [33]§ | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | ||||||
Emtner [34]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 7 | ||||
Garrod [35]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | ||
Wadell [36]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | ||||
Dyer [37]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | ||||
Rooyackers [38]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Bjørgen [39] | + | + | + | + | 3 | |||||||
Ringbaek [40]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Heliox | ||||||||||||
Johnson [24]§ | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Eves [41] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 9 | |
Scorsone [33]§ | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | ||||||
Prescription medications | ||||||||||||
Pasqua [42]¶ | + | + | + | + | 3 | |||||||
Ambrosino [43] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | ||
Casaburi [44] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | ||||
Creutzberg [45] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 10 |
Ferreira [46]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 7 | |||
Miki [47]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 9 | |
Burdet [48]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | ||
Miki [49]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 9 | |
Hornikx [50] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | ||
Blanco [51]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | ||
Satta [52] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | |||||
Valderramas [53] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | ||
Nutrition | ||||||||||||
Laviolette [54] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | ||||
Sugawara [55] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | ||
Steiner [56] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 8 | ||
Gurgun [57]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Broekhuizen [58] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 7 | |||
Deacon [59] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 7 | |||
Faager [60] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Fuld [61] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 7 | ||||
Menier [62] | + | + | + | 3 | ||||||||
Borghi-Silva [63] | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | ||||||
Breathing exercises | ||||||||||||
Magadle [64] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 7 | ||||
Mador [65] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Larson [66] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Berry [67] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Wanke [68] | + | + | + | + | 4 | |||||||
Weiner [69] | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | ||||||
Dekhuijzen [70]¶ | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Kunikoshita [71] | + | + | + | + | 4 | |||||||
Sykes [72] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 7 | |||
Goldstein [73] | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | ||||||
Collins [74] | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | ||||||
van Gestel [75] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 | ||||
Other | ||||||||||||
Carrieri-Kohlman [76] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Zanotti [77] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 9 | |
Alexander [78] | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
de Godoy [79] | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5 | |||||
Sharifabad [80] | + | + | + | + | + | 4 | ||||||
Norweg [81]§ | + | + | + | + | 3 | |||||||
Deering [82] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 6 |
1: eligibility criteria specified; 2: randomisation; 3: concealed allocation; 4: groups similar at baseline; 5: blinding of subjects; 6: blinding of therapists; 7: blinding of assessors; 8: at least one key outcome with >85% of initially allocated subjects; 9: intention-to-treat analysis; 10: between-group statistical comparison; 11: study provides both point measures and measures of variability for at least one key outcome; NIV: noninvasive ventilation; +: criteria decision rule satisfied. #: item does not contribute to overall score; ¶: exemplar studies of patient-centred care; §: study included two appropriate interventions.