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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,266 questions · 1,314 findings · 160 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 309 · 23.5%GRADE not reported 34 · 2.6%Very low 356 · 27.1%Low 393 · 29.9%Moderate 187 · 14.2%High 35 · 2.7%

Effects of school‐based asthma interventions vs usual care

Unplanned visit to hospital or GP due to asthma symptoms (unplanned medical visits) · children with asthma

Effects of school‐based asthma interventions probably leads to lower unplanned visit to hospital or GP due to asthma symptoms (unplanned… compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Number of people who experience a fall that required medical attention · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)

Summary of findings: exercise (all types) may leads to lower number of people who experienced one or more falls that required… compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for involving older patients with multi‐morbidity in decision‐making about their health care vs usual care

Resource use and cost Number of nurse consultations at 15 months after baseline (extracted from patients’ routine electronic medical records) · older patients with multi‐morbidity

Interventions for involving older patients with multi‐morbidity in… probably leads to higher resource use and cost Number of nurse consultations at 15 months… compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Children with progression of the disease resulting in additional medical therapy (complications) (measured as proportion of participants) · prolonged wet cough in children

Antibiotics probably leads to lower children with progression of the disease resulting in additional… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Isopropyl alcohol vs Normal saline

Nausea duration (nausea‐free at end of treatment) Measured by participant self‐report or medical or nursing observation · adults and children having any type of surgical procedure under general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia or sedation, as hospital…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Peppermint vs placebo

Nausea duration (nausea‐free at end of treatment) Measured by participant self‐report or medical or nursing observation · adults and children having any type of surgical procedure under general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia or sedation, as hospital…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Arm support combined with alternative mouse vs conventional mouse alone

Incidence of upper body disorders (neck, shoulder, and upper extremity) Questionnaire followed by medical examination · office workers

Arm support combined with alternative mouse showed no clear difference in incidence of upper body disorders (neck, shoulder, and upper… compared with conventional mouse alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alternative mouse alone vs conventional mouse alone

Incidence of upper body disorders (neck, shoulder, and upper extremity) Questionnaire followed by medical examination · office workers

Alternative mouse alone showed no clear difference in incidence of upper body disorder (neck, shoulder and upper… compared with conventional mouse alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alternative mouse alone vs conventional mouse alone

Incidence of neck/shoulder disorder Questionnaire followed by medical examination · office workers

Alternative mouse alone showed no clear difference in incidence of neck or shoulderdisorder Questionnaire followed by… compared with conventional mouse alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alternative mouse alone vs conventional mouse alone

Incidence of right upper extremity disorder Questionnaire followed by medical examination · office workers

Alternative mouse alone showed no clear difference in incidence of right upper extremity disorder Questionnaire followed… compared with conventional mouse alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Arm support combined with alternative mouse vs conventional mouse alone

Incidence of neck/shoulder disorder Questionnaire followed by medical examination · office workers

Arm support combined with alternative mouse probably leads to lower incidence of neck or shoulder disorder Questionnaire followed by… compared with conventional mouse alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review