Intervention not reported
Knowledge and understanding Variable scales: information (amount and type) needs/preferences; discordance between patient and physician survival and curability estimates Timing: immediately to 1 month post‐consultation · people approaching the end of life (within 12 months), their family members and/or carers
1 finding from 1 review
Oedema in the lower legs (dichotomous variable) · patients with venous insufficiency
Do phlebotonics improve signs and symptoms of venous insufficiency… probably leads to lower oedema in the lower legs (dichotomous variable) compared with placebo? (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Ulcer healing · patients with venous insufficiency
Do phlebotonics improve signs and symptoms of venous insufficiency… showed no clear difference in ulcer healing (dichotomous variable) compared with placebo? (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Healthcare professionals' practice outcome measured using dichotomous variablesAbsolute risk difference across various outcomes · Healthcare professionals
1 finding from 1 review
Changes in professional practice (continuous) · Healthcare professionals
2 findings from 1 review
Patient outcomes (dichotomous) · Healthcare professionals
1 finding from 1 review
Patient outcomes (continuous) · Healthcare professionals
1 finding from 1 review
Healthcare professionals' practice outcome measured using dichotomous variablesAbsolute risk difference across various outcomes · Physicians
1 finding from 1 review
Changes in professional practice (continuous) · Physicians
1 finding from 1 review
Functional ability · people with stroke and urinary incontinence
Physical therapy interventions probably leads to higher functional ability: mean Barthel score (continuous variables) compared with usual care or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
MD 8.97 [1.27, 16.68]
81 participants
Moderate
Intervention not reported
Change in multivariable CVD risk (SD) · adults without prevalent cardiovascular disease (primary cardiovascular disease prevention)
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adherence, variable definitions Median · adults older than 18 years, with no restriction regarding presence of ASCVD; participants generally had elevated risk of ASCVD (as…
The intervention probably leads to higher adherence, variable definitions Median (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Changes in objective sleep variables (SEI, SFI, REM sleep) · critically ill patients
1 finding from 1 review
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia/chronic lung disease · Parenterally fed preterm infants
It is very uncertain whether OS‐LE changes bronchopulmonary dysplasia/chronic lung disease (incidence ‐… compared with S‐LE (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Menstrual regularity ‐ LOD vs unilateral LOD N of participants: 104 (2 RCTs) · Women with symptoms of PCOS
It is very uncertain whether LOD changes menstrual regularity at 6 months ‐ LOD vs adjusted thermal dose N of… compared with LOD variable energy (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.42 [0.16, 1.14]
Studies not reported
Very low
Menstrual regularity at 12 months Laser LOD vs harmonic scalpel N of participants: 34 (1 RCT) · Women with symptoms of PCOS
It is very uncertain whether LOD changes menstrual regularity at 3 months ‐ LOD unipolar vs LOD bipolar N of… compared with LOD variable energy (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1 [0.05, 18.57]
Studies not reported
Very low
Improvement in androgenic symptoms · Women with symptoms of PCOS
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Harms: Adhesions at 6 months ‐ LOD vs THL N of participants: 246 (1 RCT) · Women with symptoms of PCOS
It is very uncertain whether LOD changes harms: Adhesions at 6 months № of participants: 64 (1 study) compared with LOD variable energy (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.96 [0.32, 2.88]
Studies not reported
Very low
Total VTE · people requiring prevention of venous thromboembolism
1 finding from 1 review
Symptomatic VTE · people requiring prevention of venous thromboembolism
1 finding from 1 review