Cochrane · systematic review · CD007988
Chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma
Peytremann‐Bridevaux, I, Arditi, C, Gex, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 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
3
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 57.1%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 1 · 14.3%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
Chronic disease management compared with usual care for adults with asthma
Population: adults with asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Asthma‐specific quality of life score Measured on different scales in different studies. Higher scores indicate higher quality of life. Chronic disease management vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 1627 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Number of hospitalisations per patient ‐ not reported Chronic disease management vs usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of emergency room or unscheduled visits ‐ not reported Chronic disease management vs usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Asthma exacerbations ‐ not measured Chronic disease management vs usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Self‐efficacy score5 Measured on different scales in different studies. Higher scores indicate higher self‐efficacy Chronic disease management vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 642 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Asthma severity score5 Measured on different scales in different studies. Higher scores indicate lower severity Chronic disease management vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1330 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Days off work ‐ not measured Chronic disease management vs usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |