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Printed educational material vs no intervention: Changes in professional practice (continuous)

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Printed educational material vs no intervention
Healthcare professionals' practice outcome measured using continuous variablesStandardised mean difference across various outcomes · healthcare professionals (physicians and allied health professionals)
Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted7 studies · 1631 participantsVery low
Printed educational material vs no intervention
Healthcare professionals' practice outcome measured using continuous variables · healthcare professionals (physicians and allied health professionals)
Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 1 participantsVery low
Printed educational material vs no intervention
Healthcare professionals' practice outcome Standardised median change in slope across various outcomes · healthcare professionals (physicians and allied health professionals)
Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted35 studies · 54 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
2020 · 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

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