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471 questions · 539 findings · 69 reviews

No studies found 154 · 28.6%GRADE not reported 121 · 22.4%Very low 117 · 21.7%Low 100 · 18.6%Moderate 43 · 8%High 4 · 0.7%

Motivational interview plus oral health education vs Oral health education

Dental state: No clinically important change in plaque index · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…

It is very uncertain whether motivational interview plus oral health education changes dental state: No clinically important change in plaque index compared with oral health education (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Motivational interview plus oral health education vs Oral health education

Self regulation: Average score (Treatment Self Regulation Questionnaire, high score = good) · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…

Motivational interview plus oral health education showed no clear difference in self regulation: Average score (Treatment Self Regulation… compared with oral health education; GRADE not reported.

3 findings from 1 review

Motivational interview plus oral health education vs Oral health education

Leaving the study early · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…

Motivational interview plus oral health education showed no clear difference in leaving the study early compared with oral health education (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Motivational interview plus oral health education vs Oral health education

Adverse events: Clinically important specific adverse events · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Motivational interview plus oral health education vs Oral health education

Service use: Emergency medical/dental treatment · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both periods (subgroup) vs control

Neonatal mortality · developing countries

It is very uncertain whether community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both… changes neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during ANC period only compared with control (very low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both periods (subgroup) vs control

Early neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during ANC period only · developing countries

It is very uncertain whether community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both… changes early neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during ANC period only compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both periods (subgroup) vs control

Early neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during PNC period only · developing countries

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both… showed no clear difference in early neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during PNC period only compared with control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both periods (subgroup) vs control

Early neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during both ANC and PNC periods · developing countries

It is very uncertain whether community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both… changes early neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during both ANC and… compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both periods (subgroup) vs control

Late neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during ANC period only · developing countries

It is very uncertain whether community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both… changes late neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during ANC period only compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both periods (subgroup) vs control

Late neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during both ANC and PNC periods · developing countries

It is very uncertain whether community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both… changes late neonatal mortality ‐ Education provided during both ANC and PNC… compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both periods (subgroup) vs control

Perinatal mortality ‐ Education provided during PNC only · developing countries

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both… showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality ‐ Education provided during PNC only compared with control (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both periods (subgroup) vs control

Perinatal mortality ‐ Education provided during ANC period only · developing countries

It is very uncertain whether community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both… changes perinatal mortality ‐ Education provided during ANC period only compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both periods (subgroup) vs control

Perinatal mortality · developing countries

Community health educational ANC period and PNC period and both… may leads to lower perinatal mortality ‐ Education provided during both ANC and PNC… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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)

Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · school‐age children and adolescents

Theory-based interventions showed no significant effect on DMFT scores (SMD -0.11; low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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)

Plaque index (PI) / oral hygiene · school‐age children and adolescents

Theory-based interventions significantly reduced dental plaque (SMD -1.92; moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents vs (Optimised) usual care

Oral health-related attitude of nursing staff · Nursing home nursing staff (approximately 95% female in the two contributing studies)

Educational intervention with information and practical components… showed no clear difference in oral health-related attitude of nursing staff compared with (Optimised) usual care; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents vs (Optimised) usual care

Oral health-related knowledge of nursing staff · Nursing home nursing staff (approximately 95% female in the two contributing studies)

Educational intervention with information and practical components… showed no clear difference in oral health-related knowledge of nursing staff compared with (Optimised) usual care; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents vs (Optimised) usual care

Oral health · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review