Reviewer Report - Haruo Fujino.pdf

The reviewer, Haruo Fujino, evaluated the manuscript "Effectiveness of Psychological Interventions to Improve Quality of Life in People with Long-Term Conditions: Rapid Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials". The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of psychological interventions for patients with long-term conditions, but the reviewer raised several concerns, including simplistic search terms, insufficient search terms for psychological interventions, and the exclusion of RCT studies without usual care control. The reviewer also questioned the decision to conduct a "rapid" systematic review and suggested that the authors provide more specific terms in the search and explain the need for a rapid review in the introduction. The reviewer stated that the methods are not appropriate and well described, and that it is unable to assess whether the work includes necessary controls or if the conclusions are adequately supported by the data. The quality of written English is acceptable, and the reviewer declared no competing interests.