Cochrane · systematic review · CD010346
Yoga for asthma
Yang, ZY, Zhong, HB, Mao, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 33.3%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
Comparison
Population: People with asthma (mostly mild or moderate)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Quality of life (Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, with 32 items, 0 to 7 points per item) | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 375 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Asthma symptoms (different severity scores; change from baseline) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 243 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Asthma control (weekly number of attacks) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 226 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Forced expiratory volume in one second (change from baseline FEV1 (L)) | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 340 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Reduced asthma medication usage | RR 5.35 [1.29, 22.11] | 2 studies · 48 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Adverse events | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 108 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |