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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

31 questions · 31 findings · 4 reviews · Airways

No studies found 3 · 9.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 16.1%Low 10 · 32.3%Moderate 11 · 35.5%High 2 · 6.5%

Action plan vs usual care

Hospitalisations for COPD/100 patient‐years (action plan + phone · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Action plan showed no clear difference in hospitalisations for COPD/100 patient‐years (action plan + phone compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Action plan vs usual care

Hospitalisations and emergency visits for COPD/100 patient‐years (action plan + phone · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Action plan leads to lower hospitalisations and emergency visits for COPD/100 patient‐years… compared with usual care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

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

Self‐management interventions including action plans for exacerbations probably leads to lower respiratory‐related hospital admissions compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

Hospital admissions · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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

1 finding from 1 review · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

All‐cause mortality · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Self‐management interventions including action plans for exacerbations showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

Respiratory‐related mortality · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether self‐management interventions including action plans for exacerbations changes respiratory‐related mortality compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review · compare the 2 reviews

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

Medical or surgical intervention, or both, for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease vs nil intervention, delayed intervention control, or placebo

Use of "rescue" medications and emergency action plans: B2 use puffs per day Duration of treatment: range 14 weeks to 24 weeks · treatment for asthma in adults and children with asthma and GORD
1 finding from 1 review

PAAP vs no PAAP

Rate of exacerbations requiring emergency department treatment or admission · adults with asthma

PAAP showed no clear difference in exacerbation requiring ED or hospitalisation. compared with no PAAP (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review