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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

155 questions · 173 findings · 22 reviews · Heart

No studies found 32 · 18.5%GRADE not reported 1 · 0.6%Very low 38 · 22%Low 66 · 38.2%Moderate 30 · 17.3%High 6 · 3.5%

Advance care planning vs usual care

Quality of communication Measured on Quality of Patient‐Clinician Communication About End‐of‐Life Care. Higher score indicates high satisfaction with the quality of communication Assessed after intervention · people with heart failure with or without their surrogate decision‐makers/carers
1 finding from 1 review

Advance care planning vs usual care

Completion of documentation by medical staff regarding discussions with participants about ACP processes (yes/no) · people with heart failure with or without their surrogate decision‐makers/carers

Advance care planning may leads to higher completion of documentation by medical staff regarding discussions… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table for the comparison of 'intensified patient care' vs usual care

Adherence to antipsychotic medication: number of missed doses, average endpoint data, short term (up to 6 months) · People receiving lipid‐lowering medications

Summary of findings table for the comparison of 'intensified patient… probably leads to higher medication adherence at ≤ 6 months compared with 'usual care' (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table for the comparison of 'intensified patient care' vs usual care

Medication adherence (dichotomous) · People receiving lipid‐lowering medications

Summary of findings table for the comparison of 'intensified patient… leads to higher medication adherence at > 6 months compared with 'usual care' (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone text messages vs usual care

Fatal cardiovascular events (percentage of people having fatal cardiovascular events) · people with established arterial occlusive events

Mobile phone text messaging showed no clear difference in fatal cardiovascular events (percentage of people having fatal… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review