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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.

Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Patient education interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance Patient satisfaction Number of satisfied patients · 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 extracted	NR	No studies
Patient education interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance Patient satisfaction The degree of satisfaction · 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 extracted	NR	No studies
Patient education 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 extracted	NR	No studies
Patient education 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 extracted	NR	No studies
Patient decision aid interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance Desirable patient health outcomes · patient population with a specific condition or disease Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice (2018) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Patient decision aid interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance Undesirable patient health outcomes · patient population with a specific condition or disease Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice (2018) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Patient decision aid interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance Patient satisfaction Number of satisfied patients · patient population with a specific condition or disease Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice (2018) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Patient decision aid interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance Patient satisfaction The degree of satisfaction (unknown scale, but higher score means higher degree of satisfaction) · patient population with a specific condition or disease Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice (2018) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Patient decision aid interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance Adverse events · patient population with a specific condition or disease Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice (2018) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Patient decision aid interventions vs comparisons to improve professional performance Resource use · patient population with a specific condition or disease Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice (2018) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Patient‐reported health information 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 extracted	NR	No studies
Patient‐reported health 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 extracted	NR	No studies
ICU follow‐up services vs standard care or no follow‐up service Adverse effects · adult survivors of the ICU, excluding those already in an existing follow‐up or rehabilitation programme Follow‐up services for improving long‐term outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors (2018) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Pharmacists' non‐dispensing roles targeting non‐hospitalised patients vs the delivery of no comparable service Mortality · Health problem or population Pharmacist services for non‐hospitalised patients (2018) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Effects of practice‐based interprofessional collaboration (IPC) interventions on professional practice and healthcare outcomes vs usual care Patient health outcomes · health and social care professionals involved in the delivery of health services and patient care Interprofessional collaboration to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Effects of practice‐based interprofessional collaboration (IPC) interventions on professional practice and healthcare outcomes vs usual care Patient mortality, morbidity or complication rates · health and social care professionals involved in the delivery of health services and patient care Interprofessional collaboration to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Effects of practice‐based interprofessional collaboration (IPC) interventions on professional practice and healthcare outcomes vs alternative IPC intervention Patient health outcomes · health and social care professionals involved in the delivery of health services and patient care Interprofessional collaboration to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Living in an institutional setting · patients recovering from surgery who otherwise would require acute hospital inpatient care Early discharge hospital at home (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Children with obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Cost · Children with obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Adults or children with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Adults with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Cost · Adults or children with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Children with obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Cost · Children with obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Mail vs standard care · children and adults with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · children and adults with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Cost · Adults with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Adults with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Cost · Adults with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Adults with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Cost · Adults with overweight or obesity Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Healthcare professionals Computer‐generated reminders delivered on paper to healthcare professionals: effects on professional… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR IQR: interquartile range · Healthcare professionals Computer‐generated reminders delivered on paper to healthcare professionals: effects on professional… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Healthcare professionals Computer‐generated reminders delivered on paper to healthcare professionals: effects on professional… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR IQR: interquartile range · Healthcare professionals Computer‐generated reminders delivered on paper to healthcare professionals: effects on professional… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Healthcare professionals Computer‐generated reminders delivered on paper to healthcare professionals: effects on professional… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR IQR: interquartile range · Healthcare professionals Computer‐generated reminders delivered on paper to healthcare professionals: effects on professional… (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Effect modifier · adults or children undergoing inpatient antibiotic prophylaxis or treatment Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Hand Hygiene Compliance3 · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Colonisation rates · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Colonisation rates · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Infection rates · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Colonisation rates · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Infection rates · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Colonisation rates · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Infection rates · Anaesthesiologists and CRNAs Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Colonisation rates · Anaesthesiologists and CRNAs Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Number of adverse health outcomes · older adults with functional dependence Home or foster home care versus institutional long‐term care for functionally dependent older people (2017) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR H ealth professional (GP) behaviour‐related outcomes · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with low back pain Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions (2016) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies