The effectiveness of integrated care interventions in improving patient quality of life (QoL) for patients with chronic conditions. An overview of the systematic review evidence

Table 3 QoL outcomes by condition

Condition	↑	↔	=	Total^a
Chronic condition	5	9	0	13
COPD^a	6	3	2	11
Heart failure^a	4	4	2	10
Stroke	0	1	1	2
Stroke/cardiac	0	0	2	2
Mental health	1	0	0	1
Cancer	0	1	0	1
Rheumatoid arthritis	1	0	0	1
Total	17	18	7	41

^aThe review by Ontario HTA [34] included QoL data for both heart failure and COPD patients; these are displayed separately in the table, totalling 41 studies

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