Table 5.
Relative risks of mortality for intervention patients versus control patients
| Source | Study setting | Included GOLD-stages | Number of components | Relative risk (95% Confidence interval) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken et al (2006)20 | Tertiary care | 3 and 4 | 3 | 1.20 (0.60–2.40) |
| Bourbeau et al (2003)32 | Secondary care | 2 and 3 | 3 | 0.56 (0.19–1.60) |
| Casas et al (2006)38 | Tertiary care | 3 and 4 | 4 | 1.19 (0.59–2.39) |
| Coultas et al (2005)21 | Primary care | 2 and 3 | 4 | 1.01 (0.21–4.86)* |
| Gadoury et al (2005)33 | Secondary care | 2 and 3 | 3 | 0.71 (0.37–1.38) |
| Hermiz et al (2002)27 | Community and primary care | 2 and 3 | 2 | 1.00 (0.43–2.33) |
| Hernandez et al (2003)37 | Secondary and tertiary care | 2 and 3 | 2 | 0.60 (0.20–1.82) |
| Poole et al (2001)30 | Secondary care | 3 | 2 | 0.33 (0.04–2.87) |
| Rea et al (2004)31 | Primary care | 2 and 3 | 4 | 0.31 (0.26–1.65) |
| Ries et al (2003)22 | Tertiary care | 3 | 2 | 0.98 (0.43–2.22) |
| Smith et al (1999)29 | Secondary care | 3 | 2 | 1.14 (0.45–2.90) |
*
Note: RR for case management versus usual care.