Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Airways

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%

Adherence · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 1310 participants
Moderate

Exacerbations (OCS) · people with asthma

Simplified showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring OCS People with 1 or more compared with usual regimens (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 2.33 [0.17, 32.58]
1 study · 16 participants
Low

Asthma control · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 103 participants
Moderate

Unscheduled visits · people with asthma

Simplified showed no clear difference in unscheduled visits compared with usual regimens (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.17 [0.72, 1.9]
1 study · 1037 participants
Low

Time off school or work · people with asthma

Simplified showed no clear difference in absence from work/school compared with usual regimens (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.93 [0.37, 2.3]
1 study · 1037 participants
Low

Change in quality of life (ITG‐ASF) · people with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1037 participants
Low

All adverse events · people with asthma

Simplified showed no clear difference in all adverse events compared with usual regimens (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.76 [0.56, 1.04]
1 study · 1233 participants
Low