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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

32 questions · 38 findings · 5 reviews · Airways

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 7.9%Very low 6 · 15.8%Low 16 · 42.1%Moderate 12 · 31.6%High 1 · 2.6%

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

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

It is very uncertain whether self‐management interventions changes respiratory‐related hospital admissions compared with usual care (very low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

Respiratory‐related mortality · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Self‐management interventions showed no clear difference in respiratory‐related mortality compared with usual care (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

All‐cause mortality · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Self‐management interventions showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

Hospital admissions · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Self‐management interventions vs usual care

COPD exacerbations · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2 findings from 2 reviews · 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

Effects of school‐based asthma interventions vs usual care

Asthma symptoms leading to emergency hospital visits (ED visits) · children with asthma

Effects of school‐based asthma interventions may leads to lower asthma symptoms leading to emergency hospital visits (ED visits) compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Effects of school‐based asthma interventions vs usual care

Unplanned visit to hospital or GP due to asthma symptoms (unplanned medical visits) · children with asthma

Effects of school‐based asthma interventions probably leads to lower unplanned visit to hospital or GP due to asthma symptoms (unplanned… compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Effects of school‐based asthma interventions vs usual care

Use of reliever therapies, e.g. beta₂‐agonists (reliever therapies) · children with asthma

It is very uncertain whether effects of school‐based asthma interventions changes use of reliever therapies, e.g. beta₂‐agonists (reliever therapies) compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review