What do systematic reviews say?

Educational intervention vs usual care or attention control

Educational interventions showed no clear difference in global quality of life (at the end of the educational intervention) compared with control (usual care or attention control) (low certainty).

• Educational interventions for the management of cancer‐related fatigue in adults 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 11.47
  2 studies · 477 participants
  Low

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Vision screening for correctable visual acuity deficits in school‐age children and adolescents 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Video education vs written education

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for helping people adhere to compression treatments for venous leg ulceration 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs education by a health professional

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education and education by a health professional

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs no education or usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Motivational interview plus oral health education vs Oral health education

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Oral health education (advice and training) for people with serious mental illness 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No study reported useable data
  0 studies
  No studies found

Health education vs HEALTH EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION

• General physical health advice for people with serious mental illness 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 51 participants
  Low

Web‐based patient education vs other delivery of patient education

• Patient education interventions for the management of inflammatory bowel disease 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 58 participants
  Very 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

Information or education intervention as part of a complex intervention vs complex intervention without information or education

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Information or education interventions for adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their carers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PAAP plus education vs education alone

• Personalised asthma action plans for adults with asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 174 participants
  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 · 193 participants
  Very low

Information or education intervention vs no education

• Information or education interventions for adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their carers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 143 participants
  Very low

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

• Psychoeducation for siblings of people with severe mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 9 participants
  Low

Preoperative education vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

• Psychoeducation for siblings of people with severe mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 9 participants
  Low

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation + standard care intervention 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

Theory-based oral health education/promotion interventions (HBM, TPB, SCT, HAPA, TTM, PMT, SOC, PRECEDE-PROCEED, MI) vs Control (waitlist, routine/standard oral health education, or minimal intervention)

Theory-based interventions significantly improved oral health-related quality of life (SMD 7.38; low certainty), with very high heterogeneity.

• Health promotion theory-based educational interventions for improving oral health in children and adolescents: a… 2025 All outcomes

  Post-intervention (follow-up 0.5 to 12 months, varies by study) · School-based and community settings; multiple countries (predominantly Iran; also Pakistan, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Thailand) · Overall
  SMD 7.38 [5.57, 9.19]
  4 studies · 4751 participants
  Low