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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

633 questions · 668 findings · 122 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 144 · 21.6%GRADE not reported 27 · 4%Very low 154 · 23.1%Low 194 · 29%Moderate 119 · 17.8%High 30 · 4.5%

Intervention not reported

Overall communication skills Different scales used by different studies: total scores vary across communication items or average score on a Likert scale Based on assessments occurring immediately and up to 12 months after intervention delivery · pre‐registration medical students
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Relationship building/rapport Different scales used by different studies: average empathy score across several items or average score on a Likert scale Based on assessments occurring immediately and up to 12 months after intervention delivery · pre‐registration medical students
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Overall communication skills Different scales used by different studies: total scores vary across communication items or average score on a Likert scale Based on assessments occurring immediately and up to 12 months after intervention delivery · pre‐registration medical students
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Empathy Different scales used by different studies: average empathy score across several items or average score on a 5‐ to 9‐point Likert scale Based on assessments occurring immediately and up to 12 months after intervention delivery · pre‐registration medical students
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Acronyms and grades · Male participants

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Acronyms and grades · Adult female participants with PCOS

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Printed educational material vs no intervention

Changes in professional practice (continuous) · Healthcare professionals
2 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Other outcomes included uncertainty, pain, sexually related symptoms, dyspnoea, and general symptoms. Data for any of these outcomes were not pooled due to considerable heterogeneity across all aspects. Magnitudes of effect were not reported · individuals with any cancer at any stage
1 finding from 1 review