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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

47 questions · 47 findings · 10 reviews · Airways · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 6 · 12.8%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 10 · 21.3%Low 20 · 42.6%Moderate 10 · 21.3%High 1 · 2.1%

Intervention not reported

Quality of life1 Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ). Scale from: 1 (worse) to 7 (better). · children and adolescents aged 18 years and under studies with asthma
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · children and adolescents aged 18 years and under studies with asthma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Urgent asthma physician visits1 Number of times the child visited a physician's office/clinic for an asthma flare up · children and adolescents aged 18 years and under studies with asthma
1 finding from 1 review

Effects of different inhaled corticosteroids on growth in children with persistent asthma: fluticasone vs beclomethasone

Linear growth velocity (cm/year) · children up to 18 years of age with persistent asthma

Effects of different inhaled corticosteroids on growth in children… may leads to higher linear growth velocity (cm/year) compared with beclomethasone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Effects of different inhaled corticosteroids on growth in children with persistent asthma: fluticasone vs budesonide

Linear growth velocity (cm/year) · children up to 18 years of age with persistent asthma

It is very uncertain whether effects of different inhaled corticosteroids on growth in children… changes linear growth velocity (cm/year) compared with budesonide (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Effects of different inhaled corticosteroids on growth in children with persistent asthma: fluticasone vs budesonide

Change in height · children up to 18 years of age with persistent asthma

Effects of different inhaled corticosteroids on growth in children… probably leads to higher change in height (cm) over a period of time compared with budesonide (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Effects of different delivery devices on growth in children with persistent asthma: hydrofluoroalkane‐metered dose inhaler beclomethasone vs beclomethasone

Linear growth velocity (cm/year) · children up to 18 years of age with persistent asthma

Effects of different delivery devices on growth in children with… showed no clear difference in linear growth velocity (cm/year) compared with chlorofluorocarbon‐metered dose inhaler beclomethasone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Effects of different delivery devices on growth in children with persistent asthma: Easyhaler‐budesonide vs Turbuhaler‐budesonide

Change in height · children up to 18 years of age with persistent asthma

Effects of different delivery devices on growth in children with… may leads to higher change in height (cm) over a period of time compared with turbuhaler‐budesonide (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Caseworker‐assigned discharge plans vs non‐caseworker‐assigned plans

Hospital admissions · children with asthma

Caseworker‐assigned discharge plans probably leads to lower hospitalisation compared with non‐caseworker‐assigned plans (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Caseworker‐assigned discharge plans vs non‐caseworker‐assigned plans

ED visits · children with asthma

Caseworker‐assigned discharge plans showed no clear difference in emergency department visit compared with non‐caseworker‐assigned plans (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review