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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

217 questions · 238 findings · 27 reviews · Airways

No studies found 30 · 12.6%GRADE not reported 14 · 5.9%Very low 51 · 21.4%Low 82 · 34.5%Moderate 57 · 23.9%High 4 · 1.7%

Remote monitoring vs usual care

CAT score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2 findings from 1 review

Remote monitoring vs usual care

Symptoms of dyspnoea · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care

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

It is very uncertain whether remote monitoring plus usual care changes number of people experiencing 1 or more exacerbations compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care

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

Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care

Time to first hospitalisation after starting intervention · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether remote monitoring plus usual care changes time to first hospitalisation after starting intervention compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care

Time to first COPD‐related re‐admission · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Remote monitoring plus usual care probably leads to lower time to first COPD‐related re‐admission compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs other treatments/routine care

Number experiencing adverse effects · the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether multi‐component intervention changes adverse events: number of people experiencing an AE compared with other intervention or routine, usual care or control treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs other treatments/routine care

Number of participants experiencing any serious adverse events · the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Multi‐component intervention showed no clear difference in adverse events: number of people experiencing a serious adverse event compared with other intervention or routine, usual care or control treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Digital intervention with or without routine supported self‐management vs control

Self‐efficacy · the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2 findings from 1 review