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48 questions · 48 findings · 9 reviews

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No studies found 18 · 37.5%GRADE not reported 3 · 6.3%Very low 13 · 27.1%Low 3 · 6.3%Moderate 9 · 18.8%High 2 · 4.2%

Patient education vs comparisons to improve professional performance

Adherence to recommended clinical practice (0‐3 months · general patient population, "at risk" patient population and patient population with a specific condition or disease

Patient education interventions probably leads to higher adherence to recommended clinical practice (0‐3 months compared with comparisons to improve professional performance (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Patient education and standard care vs usual care

Flare‐ups or relapse (4‐12 months) (dichotomous outcome) · people with inflammatory bowel disease

It is very uncertain whether patient education and standard care changes flare‐ups or relapse (4‐12 months) (dichotomous outcome) compared with standard care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Bone mineral density · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

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

1 finding from 1 review

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

Osteoporosis medication 2 · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

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

1 finding from 1 review

Educational or behavioural interventions for patients vs usual care

Blood pressure target achievement · The trials included a total of 33,840 participants with cerebrovascular disease. The mean or median age of participants ranged from 60…

Educational or behavioural interventions for patients showed no clear difference in blood pressure target achievement compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review