Cochrane · systematic review · CD006429
Oxygen for breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who do not qualify for home oxygen therapy
Ekström, M, Ahmadi, Z, Bornefalk‐Hermansson, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 83.3%Moderate 1 · 16.7%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
Summary of findings table
Population: patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who do not qualify for home oxygen therapy
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Breathlessness ‐ all trials Lower score indicates improvement in breathlessness | no estimate extracted | 32 studies · 865 participants | Low |
Breathlessness ‐ subgroup analysis ‐ studies using short‐burst oxygen Lower score indicates improvement in breathlessness | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 90 participants | Low |
Breathlessness ‐ subgroup analysis ‐ studies not using short‐burst oxygen Lower score indicates improvement in breathlessness | no estimate extracted | 28 studies · 775 participants | Low |
Breathlessness ‐ subgroup analysis ‐ studies measuring during exercise test Lower score indicates improvement in breathlessness | no estimate extracted | 30 studies · 591 participants | Moderate |
Breathlessness ‐ subgroup analysis ‐ studies not measuring during exercise test Lower score indicates improvement in breathlessness | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 274 participants | Low |
Health‐related quality of life ‐ all trials Higher scores indicate improved health‐related quality of life | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 267 participants | Low |