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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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557 questions in 64 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

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No studies 557 · 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
Intervention NR
Instrumental vaginal birth · nurses, midwives, physicians
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Maternal morbidity · nurses, midwives, physicians
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Maternal mortality or morbidity · nurses, midwives, physicians
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Instrumental vaginal birth · mixed population (women with a fear of childbirth; women with high levels of anxiety; husbands of pregnant women;…
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Neonatal mortality or morbidity · nurses, midwives, physicians
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Primary outcome measure
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Spontaneous vaginal birth
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Instrumental vaginal birth
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Maternal mortality or morbidity
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Neonatal mortality or morbidity
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Maternal mortality
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Maternal mortality or morbidity · mixed population (women with a fear of childbirth; women with high levels of anxiety; husbands of pregnant women;…
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Neonatal mortality
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Primary outcome measure
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Spontaneous vaginal birth
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Instrumental vaginal birth
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Maternal mortality
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Neonatal morbidity
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Neonatal mortality or morbidity · mixed population (women with a fear of childbirth; women with high levels of anxiety; husbands of pregnant women;…
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Maternal or neonatal mortality
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Maternal mortality or morbidity
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Neonatal mortality
Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Decision regret · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Health‐related quality of life (physical) · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Health‐related quality of life (mental) · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Cost · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Cost · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Decision regret · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Health‐related quality of life (physical) · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Health‐related quality of life (mental) · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Consultation length · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Cost · healthcare professionals and patients
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Decision regret · healthcare professionals and patients
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Health‐related quality of life (physical) · healthcare professionals and patients
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Health‐related quality of life (mental) · healthcare professionals and patients
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
Consultation length · healthcare professionals and patients
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health outcomes · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers
Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Economic outcomes · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers
Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Adverse effects · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers
Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Knowledge · nursing staff
Improving adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care‐associated infections (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health care‐associated colonisation with MRSA · nursing staff
Improving adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care‐associated infections (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Knowledge · radiology porters conducting transfers of patients
Improving adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care‐associated infections (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health care‐associated colonisation with MRSA · radiology porters conducting transfers of patients
Improving adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care‐associated infections (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health care‐associated colonisation with MRSA · nurses and physicians
Improving adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care‐associated infections (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health care‐associated colonisation with MRSA · nurses
Improving adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care‐associated infections (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Knowledge · staff and residents; healthcare organisations
Improving adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care‐associated infections (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: feedback on medication adherence to physicians vs usual care
Adverse events · any physician, and any patient treated for chronic diseases with long‐term medication use
Providing physicians with feedback on medication adherence for people with chronic diseases taking long‐term… (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Patient information interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance
Adverse events · general patient population, "at risk" patient population and patient population with a specific condition or disease
Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Patient information interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance
Resource use · general patient population, "at risk" patient population and patient population with a specific condition or disease
Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Patient education interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance
Undesirable patient health outcomes · general patient population, "at risk" patient population and patient population with a specific condition or disease
Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies