Cochrane · systematic review · CD012315
Caseworker‐assigned discharge plans to prevent hospital readmission for acute exacerbations in children with chronic respiratory illness
Hall, KK, Petsky, HL, Chang, AB, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 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
Caseworker‐assigned discharge plans compared with non‐caseworker‐assigned plans in preventing rehospitalisation for acute respiratory exacerbations in children with asthma
Population: children aged 2 to 16 years with asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospitalisation Caseworker‐assigned discharge plans vs non‐caseworker‐assigned plans | OR 0.29 [0.16, 0.5] | 2 studies · 361 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Emergency department visit Caseworker‐assigned discharge plans vs non‐caseworker‐assigned plans | OR 0.37 [0.04, 3.05] | 2 studies · 361 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
General practitioner visit Caseworker‐assigned discharge plans vs non‐caseworker‐assigned plans | OR 0.87 [0.22, 3.44] | 2 studies · 351 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |