Cochrane · systematic review · CD012255

Asthma education for school staff

Kew, KM, Carr, R, Donovan, T, 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 4 · 57.1%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%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: school staff
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Visits to ED/hospital Over previous 12 months, measured at 1 and 2 yearsa
no estimate extracted1 study · 472 participantsUngraded
Mortality
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Asthma control Quality of life (PAQLQ)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 1005 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Asthma control Narrative 1 year and 2 years
no estimate extracted1 study · 472 participantsUngraded
Adherence to asthma policies 6 months to 1 year
no estimate extracted2 studies · 57 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Absenteeism related to asthma Narrative
no estimate extracted1 study · 472 participantsUngraded
Staff preparedness ‐ asthma knowledge NAKQ 0 to 31 scale; higher is better. 1 to 8 months
no estimate extracted3 studies · 640 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness