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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

191 questions · 214 findings · 25 reviews · Airways

No studies found 37 · 17.3%GRADE not reported 9 · 4.2%Very low 48 · 22.4%Low 60 · 28%Moderate 54 · 25.2%High 6 · 2.8%

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

Digital adherence interventions vs usual care

Unscheduled healthcare utilisation ‐ number of hospital or GP/ED visits · people with asthma

Digital adherence interventions showed no clear difference in unscheduled healthcare utilisation ‐ number of hospital or GP/ED… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

Respiratory‐related hospital admissions · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether self‐management interventions changes respiratory‐related hospital admissions compared with usual care (very low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

Respiratory‐related mortality · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Self‐management interventions showed no clear difference in respiratory‐related mortality compared with usual care (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

All‐cause mortality · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Self‐management interventions showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

Hospital admissions · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Self‐management interventions showed no clear difference in all‐cause hospital admissions compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

COPD exacerbations · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews