Cochrane · systematic review · CD009296
Nurse versus physician‐led care for the management of asthma
Kuethe, MC, Vaessen‐Verberne, AAPH, Elbers, RG, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · 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
2
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 60%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 40%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 versus physician‐led care for the management of asthma
Population: the management of asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency of exacerbations Nurse‐led vs physician‐led care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Asthma severity and symptoms Nurse‐led vs physician‐led care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Healthcare costs, direct and indirect Nurse‐led vs physician‐led care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life at 12 months Different self‐report questionnaires. Scale from: ‐1 to 1 Nurse‐led vs physician‐led care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 380 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hospital admissions Number of people having 1 or more hospital admission Nurse‐led vs physician‐led care | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 447 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |