What do systematic reviews say?

Patient education vs comparisons to improve professional performance

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Patient education vs comparisons to improve professional performance

Patient education interventions showed no clear difference in desirable patient health outcomes (0‐3 months compared with comparisons to improve professional performance (low certainty).

• Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.09 [0.96, 1.23]
  1 study · 500 participants
  Low

Educational policy: mailed educational materials on prescribing for physicians vs no educational intervention

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 no educational intervention

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 mailed educational materials on prescribing

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 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

Printed educational material vs no intervention

• Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  8 studies · 12 participants
  Very low

Printed educational material vs no intervention

• Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 935015 participants
  Moderate

Printed educational material vs no intervention

• Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 6737 participants
  Very low