Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Airways

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Mortality (all‐cause) · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Action plan showed no clear difference in mortality (all‐cause) compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Action plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Odds ratio 0.88 [0.59, 1.31]
4 studies · 1134 participants
Moderate