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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
1,852 questions in 128 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care
current versionsNo studies 557 · 30.1%Ungraded 53 · 2.9%Very low 446 · 24.1%Low 476 · 25.7%Moderate 255 · 13.8%High 65 · 3.5%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (PROM, categorical or dichotomous) ( · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2272 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Decision regret · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (physical) · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (mental) · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Cost · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) ( · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 479 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (PROM, continuous) ( · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 5772 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (PROM, categorical or dichotomous) ( · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6303 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Decision regret ( · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 326 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (patient reported outcome measure (PROM), continuous measures) ( · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1386 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (physical) ( · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 359 participants | Low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (mental) ( · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 359 participants | Low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Consultation length (minutes) · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 175 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Cost · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) (post‐visit) · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 20 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (PROM, continuous) ( · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1459 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Decision regret · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (physical) · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (mental) · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type Consultation length · healthcare professionals responsible for patient care Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (PROM), dichotomous measures ( · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 754 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) ( · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1270 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (PROM, continuous) ( · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1479 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (PROM, categorical or dichotomous) (post‐visit) · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 266 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Decision regret ( · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 369 participants | Low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (physical) ( · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 75 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (mental) ( · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 75 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Consultation length (minutes) · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 536 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Cost · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) (post‐visit) · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 20 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (OBOM, categorical or dichotomous) (post‐visit) · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 134 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Decision regret ( · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 212 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (PROM, continuous) (post‐visit) · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 150 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Decision regret · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (physical) · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (mental) · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Consultation length · healthcare professionals and patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (physical) ( · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 116 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Health‐related quality of life (mental) ( · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 116 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Consultation length (minutes) · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 224 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Cost (£) · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 105 participants | Very low |
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) (post‐visit) · patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 271 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Immunisation of children 12 to 24 months old (over a 12 month period) · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Intervention NR Antenatal visits (over the previous 12 months) · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Intervention NR Female use of contraceptives (over a 12 month period) · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Intervention NR Health outcomes · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Mortality in the past year of children younger than 1 year (over a 12 month period) · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR Incidence of diarrhoea in children younger than 5 years (over a 12 month period) · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR Economic outcomes · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Individual healthcare expenditures (over a 12 month period) · people who use governmental clinical health services that are contracted out to non‐governmental providers Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |