Cochrane · systematic review · CD004359
Nurse‐led versus doctor‐led care for bronchiectasis
Lawton, K, Royals, K, Carson‐Chahhoud, KV, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 12.5%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 7 · 87.5%Moderate 0 · 0%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
Nurse‐led care compared with doctor‐led care for management of bronchiectasis
Population: management of bronchiectasis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exacerbations requiring treatment with antibiotics (per patient per year) Assessed by clinician identified or participant self‐reported Nurse‐led care vs doctor‐led care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hospital admissions (per patient per year). Nurse‐led care vs doctor‐led care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Emergency department attendance Nurse‐led care vs doctor‐led care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mortality Nurse‐led care vs doctor‐led care | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cost‐effectiveness Total cost for duration of study and difference in cost for first and second years Cost scale: £ per participant Nurse‐led care vs doctor‐led care | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Quality of life, Nurse‐led care vs doctor‐led care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 79 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Exercise capacity: 12MWT Nurse‐led care vs doctor‐led care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
FEV1 Nurse‐led care vs doctor‐led care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |