What do systematic reviews say?

Carer self‐instruction and one‐to‐one counselling vs self‐instruction

It is very uncertain whether carer self‐instruction and one‐to‐one counselling changes proportion of participants developing a new ulcer (12 months) compared with self‐instruction (very low certainty).

• Patient and lay carer education for preventing pressure ulceration in at‐risk populations 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.05 [0.19, 21.7]
  1 study · 75 participants
  Very low

Home‐based training vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Patient and lay carer education for preventing pressure ulceration in at‐risk populations 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Home‐based training vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether home‐based training changes proportion of participants developing a new ulcer (3 months) compared with usual care (very low certainty).

• Patient and lay carer education for preventing pressure ulceration in at‐risk populations 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.53 [0.27, 1.02]
  1 study · 70 participants
  Very low

Action plan vs usual care

Action plan probably leads to lower at least 1 hospital admission compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Action plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Odds ratio 0.69 [0.49, 0.97]
  2 studies · 897 participants
  Moderate

Action plan vs usual care

Action plan showed no clear difference in mortality (all‐cause) compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Action plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Odds ratio 0.88 [0.59, 1.31]
  4 studies · 1134 participants
  Moderate

Action plan vs usual care

• Action plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 200 participants
  Moderate

Action plan vs usual care

• Action plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 943 participants
  Moderate

Action plan vs usual care

• Action plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 1009 participants
  Moderate

Action plan vs usual care

• Action plans with brief patient education for exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 154 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Patient education and counselling for promoting adherence to treatment for tuberculosis 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 923 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Patient education and counselling for promoting adherence to treatment for tuberculosis 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported