Question · asked by 1 review

Summary of findings 3. AWARENESS OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER vs INTERCESSORY PRAYER: Death by end of trial

Summary of findings 4. AWARENESS OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER showed no clear difference in death by end of trial compared with INTERCESSORY PRAYER (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Summary of findings 4. AWARENESS OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER vs INTERCESSORY PRAYER
Death by end of trial · patients with scheduled to receive non‐emergency CABG
Summary of findings 4. AWARENESS OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER showed no clear difference in death by end of trial compared with INTERCESSORY PRAYER (moderate certainty).
Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health (2009) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.4, 1.68]1 study · 1205 participantsModerate

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health
2009 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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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.