Cochrane · systematic review · CD010456
Water‐based exercise for adults with asthma
Grande, AJ, Silva, V, Andriolo, BNG, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · 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
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 80%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
Comparison of water‐based exercise versus control for adults with asthma
Population: adults with asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Quality of life Comparison of water‐based exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Exacerbations leading to health centre visits or exacerbations leading to hospitalisations Instrument: patient recorded Comparison of water‐based exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 31 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Lung function (FEV1 (L)) Spirometer: scale from 0.5 to 8 Comparison of water‐based exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 105 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Medication usage Instrument: questionnaire Comparison of water‐based exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 31 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Adverse events Count of events Comparison of water‐based exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 31 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |