Cochrane · systematic review · CD010013
Smartphone and tablet self management apps for asthma
Marcano Belisario, JS, Huckvale, K, Greenfield, G, 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 8 · 100%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
Comparison
Population: patients with clinician‐diagnosed asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Symptom scores Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) ‐ 6‐item version Mean differences in scores at 6 months | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 278 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Patients with unscheduled visits to the emergency department 6‐month | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 370 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Hospital admissions 6‐month | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 370 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
GP consultations for asthma 6‐month | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 281 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Unscheduled general practice nurse consultation 6‐month | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 281 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Out of hours attendances 6‐month | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 281 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
HRQoL measured on the SF‐12 questionnaire ‐ SF ‐ 12 6‐month | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 89 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
HRQoL measured on the mini‐AQLQ 6‐month | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 201 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |