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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
15,213 questions in 2,394 reviews
current versionsNo studies 15,213 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention NR Olfactory tests Surgical versus medical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse events · patients with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia Duloxetine for treating painful neuropathy, chronic pain or fibromyalgia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Mean improvement in Patient Reported Global Impression of Change at 12 weeks or less · patients with pain in major depressive disorder Duloxetine for treating painful neuropathy, chronic pain or fibromyalgia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse events · patients with pain in major depressive disorder Duloxetine for treating painful neuropathy, chronic pain or fibromyalgia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Doctor vs community health worker Outcomes2 · HIV infected patients on antiretroviral therapy. Task shifting from doctors to non‐doctors for initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Vitamin D vs placebo or no intervention Health‐related quality of life · healthy participants or recruited among the general population; individuals diagnosed with a specific disease in a… Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of cancer in adults (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Vitamin D vs placebo or no intervention Health economics · healthy participants or recruited among the general population; individuals diagnosed with a specific disease in a… Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of cancer in adults (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pericyazine vs Atypical antipsychotic Mental state not reported · patients with schizophrenia Pericyazine for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pericyazine vs Atypical antipsychotic Behaviour not reported · patients with schizophrenia Pericyazine for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pericyazine vs Atypical antipsychotic Economic outcomes not reported · patients with schizophrenia Pericyazine for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pericyazine vs Typical antipsychotic Mental state not reported · patients with schizophrenia Pericyazine for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pericyazine vs Typical antipsychotic Behaviour not reported · patients with schizophrenia Pericyazine for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pericyazine vs Typical antipsychotic Economic outcomes not reported · patients with schizophrenia Pericyazine for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training vs exercise training alone or exercise training with sham non‐invasive ventilation Physical activity: not measured · people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Antibiotic vs placebo Side effects of treatment · Women with meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour, gestational age more than 24 weeks Antibiotics for meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Antibiotic vs placebo Duration of admission to neonatal intensive care unit · Women with meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour, gestational age more than 24 weeks Antibiotics for meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
SULPIRIDE vs PLACEBO Global state: clinically significant response in global state ‐ by long term ‐ not measured · people with schizophrenia Sulpiride versus placebo for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
SULPIRIDE vs PLACEBO Mental state: average score for depressive and anxious symptoms ‐ by medium term ‐ not measured · people with schizophrenia Sulpiride versus placebo for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
SULPIRIDE vs PLACEBO Quality of life: average score ‐ by long term ‐ not measured · people with schizophrenia Sulpiride versus placebo for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
SULPIRIDE vs PLACEBO Severe adverse effects ‐ medium term ‐ not reported · people with schizophrenia Sulpiride versus placebo for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
SULPIRIDE vs PLACEBO Safety assessments ‐ medium term ‐ not measured · people with schizophrenia Sulpiride versus placebo for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse events not reported · people with osteoarthritis of the hip Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse events not reported · people with osteoarthritis of the hip Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Recurrence rate at 1 year · women with high‐grade VIN Surgical interventions for high‐grade vulval intraepithelial neoplasia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Health‐related quality of life · adults with overweight and obesity Transtheoretical model stages of change for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss… (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse events · adults with overweight and obesity Transtheoretical model stages of change for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss… (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Costs · adults with overweight and obesity Transtheoretical model stages of change for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss… (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor · children (from 1 to 18 years of age) with hypertension from primary or secondary causes Pharmacological interventions for hypertension in children (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Ascorbic acid vs placebo Change in participation 12 or more weeks after commencement of intervention (not measured) · people with fatigue in peripheral neuropathy Interventions for fatigue in peripheral neuropathy (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Amantadine vs placebo Change in fatigue 12 or more weeks after commencement of intervention (not measured) · people with fatigue in Guillain‐Barré syndrome Interventions for fatigue in peripheral neuropathy (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Amantadine vs placebo Change in activity limitation 12 or more weeks after commencement of intervention (not measured) · people with fatigue in Guillain‐Barré syndrome Interventions for fatigue in peripheral neuropathy (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Amantadine vs placebo Health related quality of life after 12 or more weeks or more after commencement of intervention (not reported) · people with fatigue in Guillain‐Barré syndrome Interventions for fatigue in peripheral neuropathy (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Ascorbic acid vs placebo Reduction in fatigue of at least 1 point on the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) between 4 to 12 weeks after commencement of intervention (not measured) · people with fatigue in peripheral neuropathy Interventions for fatigue in peripheral neuropathy (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Information and application support vs no intervention Outcomes (11‐month · Children with no health insurance Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Handing out applications in emergency departments of hospitals vs no intervention Outcomes (90 days · Children with no health insurance Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Various interventions vs control Opioids versus NSAIDs · people undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy Pharmacological interventions for prevention or treatment of postoperative pain in people undergoing… (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
PHYSICAL HEALTH ADVICE vs STANDARD CARE Physicl health awareness ‐ not reported · patients with people with serious mental illness General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
HEALTH EDUCATION vs HEALTH EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION Economic ‐ not reported · people with serious mental illness General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
HEALTHY LIVING STUDY CIRCLE vs AESTHETIC STUDY CIRCLE Physical health behaviour ‐ not measured · patients with people with serious mental illness General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
HEALTHY LIVING STUDY CIRCLE vs AESTHETIC STUDY CIRCLE Quality of life ‐ not measured · patients with people with serious mental illness General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
HEALTHY LIVING STUDY CIRCLE vs AESTHETIC STUDY CIRCLE Adverse Effects ‐ not reported · patients with people with serious mental illness General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
HEALTHY LIVING STUDY CIRCLE vs AESTHETIC STUDY CIRCLE Economic ‐ not reported · patients with people with serious mental illness General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
PHYSICAL HEALTH ADVICE vs STANDARD CARE Economic ‐ not reported · patients with people with serious mental illness General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
HEALTH EDUCATION vs HEALTH EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION Physical health awareness ‐ not reported · people with serious mental illness General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
HEALTH EDUCATION vs HEALTH EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION Physical health behaviour ‐ not measured · people with serious mental illness General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse effects · perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms Relaxation for perimenopausal and postmenopausal symptoms (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR CI: Confidence interval. · management of chronic pelvic pain Non‐surgical interventions for the management of chronic pelvic pain (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Long‐term complications (one year or more after surgery) · people with age‐related cataract Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular… (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Quality of life · people with age‐related cataract Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular… (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Other complications · people with age‐related cataract Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)… (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |