Question · asked by 1 review

Educational intervention with information only (theoretical dental health education, no practical training) vs usual care: Denture plaque

Population
Residents of institutions for elderly people (nursing staff and residents took part in the education programme)
Intervention
Educational intervention with information only (theoretical dental health education, no practical training)
Comparison
usual care
Outcome
Denture plaque

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Educational intervention with information only (theoretical dental health education, no practical training) vs Usual care
Denture plaque · Residents of institutions for elderly people (nursing staff and residents took part in the education programme)
Oral health educational interventions for nursing home staff and residents (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes
One study (Schou 1989), at unclear risk of bias and analysing 114 residents, provided insufficient evidence to determine whether denture plaque scores are lower when educating residents or nursing staff without…1 study · 114 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Oral health educational interventions for nursing home staff and residents
2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
2016-01Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.