Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

9 questions · 9 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 1 · 11.1%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 88.9%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Absence of asthma symptoms; · workers with occupational asthma

It is very uncertain whether removal from exposure changes absence of asthma symptoms; compared with continued exposure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.8 [1.67, 13.86]
9 studies · 641 participants
Very low

Improvement of asthma symptoms; · workers with occupational asthma

It is very uncertain whether removal from exposure changes improvement of asthma symptoms; compared with reduction of exposure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.11 [0.84, 1.47]
5 studies · 140 participants
Very low

FEV1 % predicted: absolute change from baseline · workers with occupational asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 388 participants
Very low

Change in NSBH: · workers with occupational asthma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Being unemployed; · workers with occupational asthma

It is very uncertain whether removal from exposure changes being unemployed; compared with reduction of exposure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 14.28 [2.06, 99.16]
2 studies · 64 participants
Very low

Improvement of asthma symptoms; · workers with occupational asthma

It is very uncertain whether removal from exposure changes improvement of asthma symptoms; compared with continued exposure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.47 [1.26, 4.84]
9 studies · 435 participants
Very low

FEV1 % predicted: absolute change from baseline · workers with occupational asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 898 participants
Very low

Change in NSBH: · workers with occupational asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 387 participants
Very low

Absence of asthma symptoms; · workers with occupational asthma

It is very uncertain whether removal from exposure changes absence of asthma symptoms; compared with reduction of exposure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 6.05 [0.86, 42.34]
6 studies · 359 participants
Very low