A meta-analysis of the effects of community-based treatments for asthma in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the study was to appraise and compare the influence of community‑based interventions (C-BIs) for childhood asthma.

Methods

We examined meta-analysis data and employed dichotomous or continuous random or fixed-effect models to obtain odds ratios (ORs) and mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). This review examined 13 papers that included a total of 8824 people with asthma.

Results

Children with C-BI had significantly lower asthma-connected emergency department visits (OR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.22-0.39, p < 0.001), hospitalizations (OR, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.15-0.40, p < 0.001), duration of asthma symptoms (MD, -2.56; 95% CI, -2.84- -2.28, p < 0.001), nighttime asthma symptoms (MD, -2.14; 95% CI, -2.94- -1.34, p < 0.001), and use of bronch

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12492555 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature