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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 Quality of life · people with age‐related cataract Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)… (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Costs · people with age‐related cataract Phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)… (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Hospital stay · people undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy Methods of intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Treatment‐related mortality · Participants with PCNSL The role of additional radiotherapy for primary central nervous system lymphoma (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Quality of life · Participants with PCNSL The role of additional radiotherapy for primary central nervous system lymphoma (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No studies |
Horticultural therapy plus standard care vs standard care alone Clinical global response · patients with schizophrenia Horticultural therapy for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Horticultural therapy plus standard care vs standard care alone General functioning · patients with schizophrenia Horticultural therapy for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Horticultural therapy plus standard care vs standard care alone Physical fitness · patients with schizophrenia Horticultural therapy for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Horticultural therapy plus standard care vs standard care alone Adverse effect · patients with schizophrenia Horticultural therapy for schizophrenia (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No 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 extracted | NR | No studies |