What do systematic reviews say?

Weekly educational texts messages vs once every other week educational text messages

• Patient education interventions for the management of inflammatory bowel disease 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 193 participants
  Very low

Weekly educational texts messages vs once every other week educational text messages

• Patient education interventions for the management of inflammatory bowel disease 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 131 participants
  Very low

Primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed intervention (education and reminder to see their primary care physician) vs usual care

Primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed… leads to higher bone Mineral Density 1 compared with standard care (high certainty).

• Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 4.44 [3.54, 5.55]
  3 studies · 3386 participants
  High

Primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed intervention (education and reminder to see their primary care physician) vs usual care

Primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed… leads to higher osteoporosis medication 2 compared with standard care (high certainty).

• Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.71 [1.5, 1.94]
  5 studies · 4223 participants
  High

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether technology‐mediated psychoeducation changes compliance/satisfaction: leaving the study early ‐ any reason compared with standard care intervention (very low certainty).

• Information and communication technology in patient education and support for people with schizophrenia 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.24 [0.81, 1.88]
  2 studies · 116 participants
  Very low

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation vs usual care

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation showed no clear difference in mental state: not improved ‐ short‐term BPRS compared with standard care intervention (low certainty).

• Information and communication technology in patient education and support for people with schizophrenia 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.75 [0.56, 1]
  1 study · 84 participants
  Low

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation vs usual care

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation showed no clear difference in global state: not improved ‐ short‐term GAF compared with standard care intervention (low certainty).

• Information and communication technology in patient education and support for people with schizophrenia 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.08 [0.82, 1.42]
  1 study · 84 participants
  Low

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation vs usual care

• Information and communication technology in patient education and support for people with schizophrenia 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation vs usual care

• Information and communication technology in patient education and support for people with schizophrenia 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation vs usual care

• Information and communication technology in patient education and support for people with schizophrenia 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation vs usual care

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation led to lower social support Social Network Interview compared with standard care intervention; GRADE not reported.

• Information and communication technology in patient education and support for people with schizophrenia 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.42 [0.04, 0.8]
  1 study · 60 participants
  GRADE not reported

Strategies to integrate oral health into primary care (e.g., training/education of non-dental primary care professionals, policy/financing and health-insurance changes, colocation of dental and medical services, interprofessional and community-health-worker collaboration, teledentistry, integrated oral health assessment tools, school-based activities) vs No integration / usual care (or pre-integration baseline; many included studies uncontrolled)

Integration strategies were generally associated with positive oral health knowledge, attitudes and perceptions among staff and patients (16 studies, narrative synthesis; ungraded).

• Strategies to integrate oral health into primary care: a systematic review. 2023 All outcomes

  Primary care, community, school, and aged-care/residential/nursing-home settings
  Knowledge/attitudes/perceptions of staff and patients was the second most studied outcome (n=16). Patient and staff perceptions on various aspects of the integration strategy were usually reported as positive.…
  16 studies
  GRADE not reported

Educational policy: mailed educational materials on prescribing for physicians vs an intervention to regulate drug reimbursement

• Pharmaceutical policies: effects of educational or regulatory policies targeting prescribers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 participants
  Very low

Educational policy: mailed educational materials on prescribing for physicians vs an intervention to regulate drug reimbursement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pharmaceutical policies: effects of educational or regulatory policies targeting prescribers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Educational policy: mailed educational materials on prescribing for physicians vs an intervention to regulate drug reimbursement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pharmaceutical policies: effects of educational or regulatory policies targeting prescribers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Educational policy: mailed educational materials on prescribing for physicians vs an intervention to regulate drug reimbursement

• Pharmaceutical policies: effects of educational or regulatory policies targeting prescribers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 participants
  GRADE not reported

Educational policy: mailed educational materials on prescribing for physicians and HMO members vs an intervention to regulate drug reimbursement

• Pharmaceutical policies: effects of educational or regulatory policies targeting prescribers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 participants
  Very low

Educational policy: mailed educational materials on prescribing for physicians and HMO members vs an intervention to regulate drug reimbursement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pharmaceutical policies: effects of educational or regulatory policies targeting prescribers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Educational policy: mailed educational materials on prescribing for physicians and HMO members vs an intervention to regulate drug reimbursement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pharmaceutical policies: effects of educational or regulatory policies targeting prescribers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Educational policy: mailed educational materials on prescribing for physicians and HMO members vs an intervention to regulate drug reimbursement

• Pharmaceutical policies: effects of educational or regulatory policies targeting prescribers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 participants
  GRADE not reported