What do systematic reviews say?

Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type

• Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  75 participants
  Very low
• Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type

• Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  75 participants
  Very low
• Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Case management for integrated care vs usual care of older people living with frailty

• Case management for integrated care of older people with frailty in community settings 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  11 studies · 9284 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: Any alternative model of care vs usual care

Summary of findings: Any alternative model of care showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life (mean difference) at longest compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Models for delivery and co‐ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 0.016
  12 studies · 4016 participants
  Low

Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care

• The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  10 studies · 1344 participants
  Low

Pharmaceutical care vs usual care

• Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  16 studies · 7458 participants
  Low

Primary health professionals and lay health workers vs usual care

• Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐ and… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 53 participants
  Very low

Advance care planning vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Palliative care interventions in advanced dementia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Primary health professionals and lay health workers vs usual care

• Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐ and… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 134 participants
  Low

Peer support vs usual care

• Peer support interventions for parents and carers of children with complex needs 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 143 participants
  Very low

Palliative care vs usual care

• Palliative care interventions for people with multiple sclerosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 58 participants
  Very low

Multi‐component interventions (with telehealth as a component of care) vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Telehealth interventions: remote monitoring and consultations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Oral hygiene interventions (mechanical plaque removal): knowledge-based, behavioural, or skills training for people with ID or their carers vs Usual care, no care, or a similar alternative intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No studies measured quality of life changes or long-term, patient-centred outcomes as formal outcomes; some studies commented on quality of life only in the discussion or conclusion sections.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Care delivery and self‐management strategies vs usual care

Care delivery and self‐management strategies showed no clear difference in self‐perception of epilepsy on quality of life (PedsQL) at 3 months compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Care delivery and self‐management strategies for children with epilepsy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 76 participants
  Low

Collaborative care vs usual care

• Collaborative care approaches for people with severe mental illness 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 237 participants
  Very low

Collaborative care vs usual care

• Collaborative care approaches for people with severe mental illness 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 227 participants
  Very low

Complex information, support and training interventions vs inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist)

• Remotely delivered information, training and support for informal caregivers of people with dementia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 311 participants
  Moderate

Primary‐level worker‐led collaborative care vs usual care

• Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐ and… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 2199 participants
  Low

Summary of findings for the main comparison: comprehensive care programmes vs usual care

• Comprehensive care programmes for children with medical complexity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 701 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Psychosocial interventions intended primarily to reduce antipsychotic use vs (Optimised) usual care

• Psychosocial interventions for reducing antipsychotic medication in care home residents 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 2 participants
  Moderate