Cochrane · systematic review · CD013485
Pulmonary rehabilitation versus usual care for adults with asthma
Osadnik, CR, Gleeson, C, McDonald, VM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · 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
9
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 11.1%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 44.4%Low 2 · 22.2%Moderate 2 · 22.2%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
Pulmonary rehabilitation compared to usual care for adults with asthma
Population: Adults with asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exercise performance: peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) on cycle ergometer incremental CPET Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 129 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Exercise performance: % predicted VO2 max on incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 60 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Exercise performance: incremental shuttle walk test distance, metres Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Exercise performance: 6‐minute walk test distance, metres Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 529 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Asthma control: ACQ score Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 93 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Asthma control: ACT score Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 442 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life: AQLQ total score Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 442 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life: SGRQ total score Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 440 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse events Pulmonary rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |