Cochrane · systematic review · CD003573
Hospital at home for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Jeppesen, E, Brurberg, KG, Vist, GE, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
AirwaysAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Hospital at home for exacerbations of COPD
Population: exacerbations of COPD
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Readmission to hospital, inpatient. Number of people experiencing one or more readmissions ( | RR 0.76 [0.59, 0.99] | 8 studies · 870 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Mortality ( | RR 0.65 [0.4, 1.04] | 7 studies · 845 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Patient satisfaction Number of people stating to be very satisfied with treatment ( | RR 1.06 [0.96, 1.17] | 2 studies · 158 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Carer satisfaction Number of carers stating to be very satisfied with treatment ( | RR 0.97 [0.79, 1.19] | 1 study · 34 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
FEV1 litres | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 432 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life SGRQ ( | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 332 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Direct costs ( | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 339 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency, indirectness |