What do systematic reviews say?

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

• Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 122 participants
  Very low

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

• Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 55 participants
  Very low
• Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 42 participants
  Very low

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

• Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 123 participants
  Low

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

• Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 84 participants
  Low

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

• Digital interventions for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 69 participants
  Low

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

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
  3 studies · 217 participants
  Low

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

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

• Self‐management interventions including action plans for exacerbations versus usual care in patients with chronic… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 4.38 [0.55, 34.91]
  4 studies · 963 participants
  Low

Asthma Clinics (Intervention) vs controls

It is very uncertain whether asthma Clinics (Intervention) changes A&E visits Number of people experiencing one or more A&E visit compared with controls (very low certainty).

• Primary care based clinics for asthma 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.03 [0.21, 5.15]
  2 studies · 344 participants
  Very low

Asthma Clinics (Intervention) vs controls

• Primary care based clinics for asthma 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 271 participants
  GRADE not reported

Asthma Clinics (Intervention) vs controls

Asthma Clinics (Intervention) showed no clear difference in hospital admissions Number of people experiencing one or more… compared with controls (low certainty).

• Primary care based clinics for asthma 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.32 [0.09, 1.21]
  2 studies · 344 participants
  Low

Asthma Clinics (Intervention) vs controls

• Primary care based clinics for asthma 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 263 participants
  GRADE not reported

Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care

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).

• Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 1.08 [0.8, 1.46]
  1 study · 256 participants
  Very low

Multimedia training vs control versus usual care

Multimedia training showed no clear difference in correct inhaler technique Immediately after intervention compared with control versus usual care (moderate certainty).

• Interventions to improve inhaler technique for people with asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 2.15 [0.84, 5.5]
  2 studies · 164 participants
  Moderate
• Interventions to improve inhaler technique for people with asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.78 [0.4, 7.94]
  1 study · 28 participants
  Low
• Interventions to improve inhaler technique for people with asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 136 participants
  GRADE not reported

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

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
  78 participants
  Low

Breathing exercises as part of a package of interventions vs control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Breathing exercises for children with asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for central sleep apnoea in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for central sleep apnoea in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) vs bilevel ventilation

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for central sleep apnoea in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for central sleep apnoea in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) plus best supportive care vs best supportive care alone or inactive control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for central sleep apnoea in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found