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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.

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15,213 questions in 2,394 reviews

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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.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intervention NR
Quality of life · people with age‐related cataract
Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Costs · people with age‐related cataract
Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
SMP vs Attention control
Positive and active engagement in life —not measured · patients with osteoarthritis
Self‐management education programmes for osteoarthritis (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Hospital stay · people undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Methods of intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Surgical interventions vs conservative interventions
Resource use and other costs · Children and adolescents with femoral shaft fractures
Interventions for treating femoral shaft fractures in children and adolescents (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
rTMS + pharmacotherapy vs sham rTMS + pharmacotherapy
Reduction of panic symptoms: Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) (high=poor, data skewed) PDSS, Scale from: 0 to 28) · participants with panic disorder
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for panic disorder in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
rTMS + pharmacotherapy vs sham rTMS + pharmacotherapy
Quality of life (such as the SF‐36 Health Survey (Ware 1992) · participants with panic disorder
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for panic disorder in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
rTMS + pharmacotherapy vs sham rTMS + pharmacotherapy
Safety of rTMS: Frequency of rTMS side effects (values are percentages) self‐reported questionnaire · participants with panic disorder
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for panic disorder in adults (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intensive glucose control vs conventional glucose control
Adverse events · persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Intensive glucose control versus conventional glucose control for type 1 diabetes mellitus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intensive glucose control vs conventional glucose control
Microvascular complications · persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Intensive glucose control versus conventional glucose control for type 1 diabetes mellitus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intensive glucose control vs conventional glucose control
Progression of neuropathy · persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Intensive glucose control versus conventional glucose control for type 1 diabetes mellitus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
CI: confidence interval · Patients suspected to have visceral leishmaniasis disease 1
Rapid tests for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in patients with suspected disease (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
CI: confidence interval · Patients suspected to have visceral leishmaniasis disease 1
Rapid tests for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in patients with suspected disease (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
CI: confidence interval · Patients suspected to have visceral leishmaniasis disease 1
Rapid tests for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in patients with suspected disease (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Treatment‐related mortality · Participants with PCNSL
The role of additional radiotherapy for primary central nervous system lymphoma (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Quality of life · Participants with PCNSL
The role of additional radiotherapy for primary central nervous system lymphoma (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Psychological intervention vs control
Adverse events · people of any age who have survived any type of torture
Psychological, social and welfare interventions for psychological health and well‐being of torture survivors (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Psychological intervention vs control
Improvement in quality of life— · people of any age who have survived any type of torture
Psychological, social and welfare interventions for psychological health and well‐being of torture survivors (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Psychological intervention vs control
Improvement in participation · people of any age who have survived any type of torture
Psychological, social and welfare interventions for psychological health and well‐being of torture survivors (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Psychological intervention vs control
Improvement in family or social relationships · people of any age who have survived any type of torture
Psychological, social and welfare interventions for psychological health and well‐being of torture survivors (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Psychological intervention vs control
Satisfaction with treatment · people of any age who have survived any type of torture
Psychological, social and welfare interventions for psychological health and well‐being of torture survivors (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Horticultural therapy plus standard care vs standard care alone
Clinical global response · patients with schizophrenia
Horticultural therapy for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Horticultural therapy plus standard care vs standard care alone
General functioning · patients with schizophrenia
Horticultural therapy for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Horticultural therapy plus standard care vs standard care alone
Physical fitness · patients with schizophrenia
Horticultural therapy for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Horticultural therapy plus standard care vs standard care alone
Adverse effect · patients with schizophrenia
Horticultural therapy for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Completed suicide at the end of active intervention · Post‐secondary undergraduate students
Interventions for primary prevention of suicide in university and other post‐secondary educational settings (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Suicidal ideation at the end of active intervention · Post‐secondary undergraduate students
Interventions for primary prevention of suicide in university and other post‐secondary educational settings (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Attempted suicide at the end of active intervention · Post‐secondary undergraduate students
Interventions for primary prevention of suicide in university and other post‐secondary educational settings (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Proportion of women diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or showing impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose after giving birth · women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life · women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Diabetes‐associated morbidity · women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Costs or other measures of resource use · women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
Reminder systems for women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus to increase uptake of testing for… (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Image guided surgery vs standard surgery
Complete resection ‐ iMRI · high grade glioma
Image guided surgery for the resection of brain tumours (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Postoperative BCVA (3 months) (LogMAR) · Patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal grafting
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Postoperative functional BCVA achieved (3 months) Functional BCVA = vision of 0.30 LogMAR or better. As at, 3 months post‐graft · Patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal grafting
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Postoperative BCVA (3 months) (LogMAR) Measured on LogMar scale where normal vision is 0.00. Each line of a LogMAR chart has 5 letters. Each letter is worth 0.02 on the LogMAR scale. A person with vision one full line (five letters) worse than nor... · Patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal grafting
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Postoperative functional BCVA achieved (3 months) Functional BCVA = vision of 0.30 LogMAR or better. As at, 3 months post‐graft · Patients with keratoconus undergoing corneal grafting
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
BRIEF FAMILY INTERVENTION vs STANDARD CARE
Service utilisation ‐ days in hospital ‐ medium to long term ‐ not reported · patients with schizophrenia
Family intervention (brief) for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
BRIEF FAMILY INTERVENTION vs STANDARD CARE
Global state ‐ compliance with medication ‐ medium to long term ‐ not reported · patients with schizophrenia
Family intervention (brief) for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
BRIEF FAMILY INTERVENTION vs STANDARD CARE
Quality of life/satisfaction with care ‐ for recipients or carers ‐ medium to long term ‐ not reported · patients with schizophrenia
Family intervention (brief) for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
BRIEF FAMILY INTERVENTION vs STANDARD CARE
Economic outcomes ‐ costs of care ‐ long term ‐ not reported · patients with schizophrenia
Family intervention (brief) for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Primary outcome: improvement in symptoms (respiratory distress/dyspnoea) · 23 patients aged two years or older with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Photodynamic therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Primary outcome: improvement in symptoms (voice quality) · 23 patients aged two years or older with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Photodynamic therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Primary outcome: improvement in quality of life · 23 patients aged two years or older with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Photodynamic therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Primary outcome: recurrence‐free interval · 23 patients aged two years or older with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Photodynamic therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Reduction in mortality · 23 patients aged two years or older with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Photodynamic therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Reduction in number and/or frequency of surgical interventions and/or time until first relapse requiring surgery · 23 patients aged two years or older with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Photodynamic therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Reduction in number and/or duration of hospital stay(s) · 23 patients aged two years or older with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Photodynamic therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Activity avoidance or restriction · older people living in the community
Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Hepatitis B vaccination vs placebo
Hepatitis B Virus infection ‐ not measured · Persons with HIV infection
Hepatitis B vaccination for reducing morbidity and mortality in persons with HIV infection (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies