Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

Refine by population, intervention, comparison or outcome
More filters
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%

Supervised maintenance programme following pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care

Hospital admissions · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Supervised maintenance programme following pulmonary rehabilitation showed no clear difference in hospital admission (all‐cause): number of people admitted to hospital compared with usual care (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Supervised maintenance programme following pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Supervised maintenance programme following pulmonary rehabilitation showed no clear difference in exacerbation: number of people experiencing one or more exacerbation compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Supervised maintenance programme following pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care

All‐cause mortality · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Supervised maintenance programme following pulmonary rehabilitation showed no clear difference in mortality compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

Courses of oral corticosteroids · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Self‐management interventions including action plans for exacerbations showed no clear difference in courses of oral steroids compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review