What do systematic reviews say?

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

• Self‐management interventions including action plans for exacerbations versus usual care in patients with chronic… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  10 studies · 1582 participants
  High

Psychological interventions vs usual care, no intervention, or treatment with no psychological component

• Psychological interventions for asthma in children and adolescents 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 653 participants
  Very low

Medical or surgical intervention, or both, for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease vs nil intervention, delayed intervention control, or placebo

• Pharmacological and surgical interventions for the treatment of gastro‐oesophageal reflux in adults and children with… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 1595 participants
  Low

Multi‐component interventions (with telehealth as a component of care) vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Integrated disease management interventions vs usual care

• Integrated disease management interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  18 studies · 4321 participants
  Moderate

Effects of school‐based asthma interventions vs usual care

• School‐based self‐management interventions for asthma in children and adolescents: a mixed methods systematic review 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  7 studies · 2587 participants
  Moderate

Breathing exercises as part of a package of interventions vs control

• Breathing exercises for children with asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  28 participants
  Low

Remote monitoring vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Feedback device vs control versus usual care

• Interventions to improve inhaler technique for people with asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 100 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Education interventions for adults who attend the emergency room for acute asthma 2007 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 356 participants
  Low

School‐based ICS therapy vs home therapy

• Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 279 participants
  Moderate

Enhanced education vs control versus usual care

• Interventions to improve inhaler technique for people with asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 247 participants
  Low

Multi‐component intervention vs other treatments/routine care

• Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 241 participants
  Very low

Intervention vs active comparison

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Tailored or adapted interventions for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and at least one other… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Feedback device vs control versus usual care

Feedback device probably leads to higher quality of life (responders) compared with control versus usual care (moderate certainty).

• Interventions to improve inhaler technique for people with asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 5.29 [1.76, 15.89]
  1 study · 71 participants
  Moderate

Intervention vs active comparison

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Tailored or adapted interventions for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and at least one other… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Electronic trackers or reminders (± feedback) vs controls

• Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 369 participants
  Moderate

Adherence education vs controls

• Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 734 participants
  Moderate

Single component intervention vs control

• Interventions to improve adherence to pharmacological therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 212 participants
  Very low