Question · asked by 1 review

Oral hygiene care training of carers vs No training (or a placebo training session) of carers: Behaviour, attitude and self-efficacy (carer experience) (medium term)

Population
People with mixed levels of ID (age range unclear); setting residential
Intervention
Oral hygiene care training of carers
Comparison
No training (or a placebo training session) of carers
Outcome
Behaviour, attitude and self-efficacy (carer experience) (medium term)

It is very uncertain whether oral hygiene care training of carers changes behaviour, attitude and self-efficacy of carers (medium term) compared with no training (or a placebo training session) of carers (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Oral hygiene care training of carers vs No training (or a placebo training session) of carers
Behaviour, attitude and self-efficacy of carers (medium term) · People with mixed levels of ID (age range unclear); setting residential · Medium term (6 weeks to 12 months)
It is very uncertain whether oral hygiene care training of carers changes behaviour, attitude and self-efficacy of carers (medium term) compared with no training (or a placebo training session) of carers (very low certainty).
Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities (2019) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 0.15 [-0.80, 1.10]2 studies · 189 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities
2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
2019-02Not listedNot assessed
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