Patient‐ and parent‐initiated oral steroids for asthma exacerbations

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Summary of findings for the main comparison. Summary of findings: patient‐initiated steroids

Patient‐initiated steroids compared with placebo/normal care/alternative active treatment for asthma
Patient or population: adults aged 18 years or older with asthma Settings: outpatient Intervention: patient‐initiated oral corticosteroids Comparison: placebo/normal care/alternative active treatment
Outcomes	Number of participants (studies)	Comments
Hospital admissions for asthma	0 (0 studies)	No studies met the inclusion criteria for this review
Asthma control (validated scales)	0 (0 studies)
Serious adverse events (all cause)	0 (0 studies)
Unscheduled visit to a healthcare provider	0 (0 studies)
Health‐related quality of life (validated scales)	0 (0 studies)
Days lost of study/work	0 (0 studies)
Adverse events (all cause)	0 (0 studies)
GRADE Working Group grades of evidence High quality: Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect Moderate quality: Further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate Low quality: Further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate Very low quality: We are very uncertain about the estimate

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Summary of findings: patient‐initiated steroids

Summary of findings 2. Summary of findings: parent‐initiated steroids

Parent‐initiated steroids compared with placebo/normal care/alternative active treatment for asthma
Patient or population: children aged 5 years or older with asthma Settings: outpatient Intervention: parent‐initiated oral corticosteroids Comparison: placebo/normal care/alternative active treatment
Outcomes	Number of participants (studies)	Comments
Hospital admissions for asthma	0 (0 studies)	No studies met the inclusion criteria for this review
Asthma control (validated scales)	0 (0 studies)
Serious adverse events (all cause)	0 (0 studies)
Unscheduled visit to a healthcare provider	0 (0 studies)
Health‐related quality of life (validated scales)	0 (0 studies)
Days off school	0 (0 studies)
Adverse events (all cause)	0 (0 studies)
GRADE Working Group grades of evidence High quality: Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect Moderate quality: Further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate Low quality: Further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate Very low quality: We are very uncertain about the estimate

Summary of findings 2. Summary of findings: parent‐initiated steroids

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