| 6MWD |
6 minute walking distance |
| 6MWT |
6 minute walking test |
| A&E |
accident and emergency |
| AA |
admission avoidance |
| AMSTAR |
assessing the methodology of systematic reviews |
| BMI |
body mass index |
| CASP |
critical appraisal skills programme |
| CAT |
COPD Assessment Test |
| CI |
confidence interval |
| COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CRRT |
community respiratory response team |
| CRT |
community respiratory team |
| ESD |
early supported discharge |
| GP |
general practitioner |
| GRADE |
grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation |
| H@H |
hospital at home |
| HR |
hazard ratio |
| HRQoL |
health related quality of life |
| HSCP |
health and social care partnership |
| HTA |
health technology assessment |
| ICER |
incremental cost effectiveness ratio |
| IMD |
index of multiple deprivation |
| IQR |
interquartile range |
| IRR |
incident/incidence rate ratio |
| LOS |
length of stay |
| MD |
mean difference |
| NE |
north east |
| NMA |
network meta-analysis |
| NOK |
Norwegian khrone |
| NR |
not reported |
| NW |
north west |
| OR |
odds ratio |
| PSSRU |
Personal Social Services Research Unit |
| QALY |
quality adjusted life years |
| RCT |
randomised controlled trial |
| RD |
risk difference |
| RR |
risk ratio/relative risk |
| SD |
standard deviation |
| SGRQ |
Saint George respiratory questionnaire |
| SHTG |
Scottish Health Technologies Group |
| SIMD |
Scottish index of multiple deprivation |
| SMD |
standardised mean difference |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| WIMD |
Welsh index of multiple deprivation |
Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG)
