Cochrane · systematic review · CD008469
Home‐based educational interventions for children with asthma
Welsh, EJ, Hasan, M, Li, P · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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
Education versus control for children with asthma
Population: children with asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exacerbations leading to emergency department visits Education vs control | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 985 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids Education vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 500 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Education versus other home‐based education for children with asthma
Population: patients with children with asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exacerbations leading to ED visits Education vs other home‐based education | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 181 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids Education vs other home‐based education | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 193 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |