Comparison 1. Nurse‐led versus physician‐led care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Infective exacerbations (per patient per year)	1		Rate Ratio (Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2 Admissions per patient per year	1		Rate Ratio (Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
3 SGRQ ‐ symptoms	1		Mean Difference (Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
4 SGRQ ‐ control	1		Mean Difference (Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5 SGRQ ‐ impact	1		Mean Difference (Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
6 SGRQ ‐ total scores	1		Mean Difference (Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
7 Exercise capacity: 12‐minute walk distance, metres	1		Mean Difference (Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
8 FEV1 (% predicted)	1		Mean Difference (Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
9 FVC (% predicted)	1		Mean Difference (Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected