Cochrane · systematic review · CD011859
Personalised asthma action plans for adults with asthma
Gatheral, TL, Rushton, A, Evans, DJW, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
11
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 21.4%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 28.6%Low 7 · 50%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
PAAP compared with no PAAP for adults with asthma
Population: adults with asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exacerbation requiring ED or hospitalisation. PAAP vs no PAAP | OR 0.75 [0.45, 1.24] | 5 studies · 1385 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Asthma control, change from baseline in ACQ. PAAP vs no PAAP | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 141 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Serious adverse events (including deaths). PAAP vs no PAAP | OR 3.26 [0.33, 32.21] | 1 study · 125 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Quality of life, change from baseline in AQLQ. PAAP vs no PAAP | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 441 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Exacerbation requiring OCS. PAAP vs no PAAP | OR 1.45 [0.84, 2.48] | 3 studies · 1136 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Lung function, change from baseline in FEV1 (L). PAAP vs no PAAP | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 392 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Days lost from work or study. PAAP vs no PAAP | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 74 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
PAAP plus education compared with education alone for adults with asthma
Population: adults with asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exacerbation requiring ED or hospitalisation. PAAP plus education vs education alone | OR 1.08 [0.27, 4.32] | 1 study · 70 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Asthma control, change from baseline in ACQ score. PAAP plus education vs education alone | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 70 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Serious adverse events (including death). PAAP plus education vs education alone | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life, change from baseline in AQLQ score. PAAP plus education vs education alone | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 174 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Exacerbation requiring OCS. PAAP plus education vs education alone | OR 0.28 [0.07, 1.12] | 1 study · 70 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Lung function. PAAP plus education vs education alone | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Days lost from work or study. PAAP plus education vs education alone | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |