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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

39 questions · 44 findings · 2 reviews · Airways

No studies found 14 · 31.8%GRADE not reported 1 · 2.3%Very low 20 · 45.5%Low 5 · 11.4%Moderate 4 · 9.1%High 0 · 0%

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

Number of people experiencing at least 1 exacerbation/moderate to severe exacerbation · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether multi‐component interventions (with telehealth as a component of care) changes number of people experiencing at least 1 exacerbation/moderate to… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Time to first exacerbation · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether multi‐component interventions (with telehealth as a component of care) changes time to first exacerbation compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

QoL · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
3 findings from 1 review

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

Transmission‐related outcomes: hospitalization ‐ Number or proportion of hospital admissions · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Multi‐component interventions (with telehealth as a component of care) showed no clear difference in number of people who had at least 1 hospital admission compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Number of people re‐admitted (all‐cause) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Multi‐component interventions (with telehealth as a component of care) probably leads to lower number of people re‐admitted (all‐cause) compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Anti‐cytokine, all‐cause mortality ‐ uncertain risk of bias · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether multi‐component interventions (with telehealth as a component of care) changes mortality (all‐cause) overall analysis compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Adverse events: number of people with 1 or more (all‐cause) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether multi‐component interventions (with telehealth as a component of care) changes adverse events: number of people with 1 or more (all‐cause) compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids 7.3‐month · people with asthma

The intervention showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids 7.3‐month (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Exacerbations requiring hospital admission 7.8‐month · people with asthma

The intervention showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring hospital admission 7.8‐month (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Unscheduled healthcare visits 6.2‐month · people with asthma

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes unscheduled healthcare visits 6.2‐month (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review