Moderator analysis comparing average pooled effect size for different training frequencies
| Moderator | Pooled SMDpre estimate (95% CrI) | Probability | Study VPC (75% CrI) | Outcome VPC (75% CrI) | Measurement occasion VPC (75% CrI) | Confidence in evidence |
| Large effect outcomes | ||||||
| Less than daily (270 outcomes 45 treatment arms) | 1.5 (1.3 to 1.7) | p (less than daily > once per day) = 0.992 | 0.77 (0.71 to 0.82) | 0.19 (0.15 to 0.24) | 0.04 (0.00 to 0.08) | Low |
| Once per day (192 outcomes 33 treatment arms) | 1.0 (0.69 to 1.3) | p (once per day < more than once per day) = 0.678 | Moderate | |||
| More than once per day (305 outcomes 51 treatment arms) | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4) | p (less than daily > more than once per day) = 0.951 | Moderate | |||
| Small effect outcomes | ||||||
| Less than daily (174 outcomes 25 treatment arms) | 0.60 (0.46 to 0.74) | p (less than daily > once per day) = 0.999 | 0.67 (0.58 to 0.74) | 0.30 (0.23 to 0.39) | 0.02 (0.00 to 0.06) | Moderate |
| Once per day (156 outcomes 20 treatment arms) | 0.28 (0.10 to 0.45) | p (once per day < more than once per day) = 0.802 | Moderate | |||
| More than once per day (107 outcomes 19 treatment arms) | 0.39 (0.22 to 0.53) | p (less than daily > more than once per day) =0.976 | Low |
Results presented across all tendinopathies combined.
Large effects: Effect sizes obtained from outcomes measuring: (1) Disability; (2) Pain on loading/activity; (3) Pain without further specification; (4) Function; and (5) Pain over a specified time. Small effects: Effect sizes obtained from outcomes measuring: (1) Quality of Life and (2) Physical functional capacity.
CrI, credible interval; VPC, variance partition coefficient.