evidencegaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD006580

Culture‐specific programs for children and adults from minority groups who have asthma

McCallum, GB, Morris, PS, Brown, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 2 · 40%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

Summary of findings (paediatric studies)

Population: Children from minority groups with doctor diagnosed asthma
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Severe exacerbations requiring hospitalisation over the study period
OR 1.55 [0.6, 3.66]1 study · 88 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Number of exacerbations over 52 weeks
no estimate extracted2 studies · 110 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Summary of Findings (adult studies)

Population: Adults from minority groups with doctor diagnosed asthma
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Number of participants who had one or more exacerbation of the study period
OR 0.8 [0.5, 1.26]1 study · 294 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Number of participants requiring oral corticosteroids over the study period
OR 0.97 [0.55, 1.73]1 study · 294 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Severe exacerbations requiring hospitalisation over the study period
OR 0.83 [0.31, 2.22]1 study · 294 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision