Hospital admissions · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Action plan probably leads to lower at least 1 hospital admission compared with usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality (all‐cause) · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Action plan showed no clear difference in mortality (all‐cause) compared with usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Courses of oral corticosteroids · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
Number of courses of antibiotics · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
Depression score · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital readmission · post‐exacerbation COPD
Pulmonary rehabilitation probably leads to lower hospital readmission (to end of compared with usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality (to end of · post‐exacerbation COPD
Pulmonary rehabilitation showed no clear difference in mortality (to end of compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life Change in total score of St George Respiratory Questionnaire · post‐exacerbation COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Change in 6‐minute walking distance · post‐exacerbation COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Dyspnea · COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Functional capacity · COPD
2 findings from 1 review
Peak aerobic capacity · COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Lung function · COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · COPD
2 findings from 1 review
CI: Confidence interval · COPD
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Prolonged abstinence at longest · smokers with COPD
Behavioural treatment probably leads to higher prolonged abstinence at longest compared with no treatment or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Prolonged abstinence at longest · smokers with COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Point prevalence abstinence at longest · smokers with COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Point prevalence abstinence at longest · smokers with COPD
1 finding from 1 review