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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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275 questions in 51 reviews · Stroke

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No studies 275 · 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.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Passive information provision vs control
Anxiety (cases) ‐ not measured · stroke carers
Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Passive information provision vs control
Depression (cases) ‐ not measured · stroke carers
Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Passive information provision vs control
Positive mental well‐being · stroke carers
Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Passive information provision vs control
Quality of life ‐ not measured · stroke carers
Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Active vs passive information provision
All outcomes ‐ not measured · stroke survivors and their carers
Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Active information provision vs control
Positive mental well‐being · stroke survivors
Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Visual interventions vs any control
Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Prism adaptation training vs any control
Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Prism adaptation training vs any control
Adverse events · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Body awareness interventions vs any control
Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Body awareness interventions vs any control
Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mental function interventions vs any control
Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mental function interventions vs any control
Activities of daily living: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mental function interventions vs any control
Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mental function interventions vs any control
Neglect outcomes: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mental function interventions vs any control
Adverse events · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Movement interventions vs any control
Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Visual interventions vs any control
Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Movement interventions vs any control
Activities of daily living: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Movement interventions vs any control
Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Movement interventions vs any control
Neglect outcomes: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Movement interventions vs any control
Adverse events · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
NIBS vs any control
Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
NIBS vs any control
Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
NIBS vs any control
CI: Confidence interval · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Electrical stimulation vs any control
Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Electrical stimulation vs any control
Activities of daily living: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Electrical stimulation vs any control
Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Electrical stimulation vs any control
Activities of daily living: immediate effects · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Electrical stimulation vs any control
Neglect outcomes: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Electrical stimulation vs any control
Adverse events · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Acupuncture vs any control
Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Acupuncture vs any control
Activities of daily living: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Acupuncture vs any control
Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Acupuncture vs any control
Neglect outcomes: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Acupuncture vs any control
Adverse events · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Visual interventions vs any control
Adverse events · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Prism adaptation training vs any control
Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury
Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Endovascular treatment vs standard medical care
Intracranial haemorrhage at · people with stroke upon awakening
Intravenous thrombolytic treatment and endovascular thrombectomy for ischaemic wake‐up stroke (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Environmental enrichment vs standard care following stroke
Activity levels (secondary outcome) · adults (aged 18 or older) with a diagnosis of stroke
Environmental enrichment for stroke and other non‐progressive brain injury (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings table ‐ More time vs less time
Motor impairment measures of the upper limb: long‐term outcomes ‐ not reported · rehabilitation (long‐term outcomes)
The effect of time spent in rehabilitation on activity limitation and impairment after stroke (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings table ‐ More time vs less time
Motor impairment measures of the lower limb: long‐term outcomes ‐ not reported · rehabilitation (long‐term outcomes)
The effect of time spent in rehabilitation on activity limitation and impairment after stroke (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings table ‐ More time vs less time
Serious adverse events/death: long‐term outcomes ‐ not reported · rehabilitation (long‐term outcomes)
The effect of time spent in rehabilitation on activity limitation and impairment after stroke (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Lowered blood pressure vs placebo
Proportion of participants with ≥ 1 serious adverse events · people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage
Interventions for altering blood pressure in people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Lowered blood pressure vs placebo
Quality of life · people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage
Interventions for altering blood pressure in people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Lowered blood pressure vs placebo
Rebleeding · people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage
Interventions for altering blood pressure in people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Lowered blood pressure vs placebo
Delayed cerebral ischaemia · people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage
Interventions for altering blood pressure in people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Lowered blood pressure vs placebo
Hydrocephalus · people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage
Interventions for altering blood pressure in people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Induced hypertension vs placebo or no intervention
Hydrocephalus · people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage
Interventions for altering blood pressure in people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Lowered blood pressure vs placebo
Death or dependency (primary outcome) · people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage
Interventions for altering blood pressure in people with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies