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655 questions · 682 findings · 102 reviews

No studies found 129 · 18.9%GRADE not reported 103 · 15.1%Very low 220 · 32.3%Low 142 · 20.8%Moderate 64 · 9.4%High 24 · 3.5%

Motivational interviewing vs another smoking cessation intervention

Smoking cessation · tobacco smokers (general population, adolescents, offenders, homeless, substance users, hospital inpatients, HIV‐positive)

Motivational interviewing showed no clear difference in smoking cessation at ≥ 6 months compared with another smoking cessation intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Special manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) vs Manual toothbrush

Plaque · Children and adults with mixed levels of ID; setting home, residential, day care, school, mixed or not specified

It is very uncertain whether special manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) changes plaque (short term) compared with conventional manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted… (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Special manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) vs Manual toothbrush

Gingivitis · Children and adults with mixed levels of ID; setting home, residential, day care, school, mixed or not specified

Special manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) showed no clear difference in gingival inflammation (short term) compared with conventional manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Special manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) vs Manual toothbrush

Gingival inflammation (medium term) · Children and adults with mixed levels of ID; setting home, residential, day care, school, mixed or not specified

It is very uncertain whether special manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) changes gingival inflammation (medium term) compared with conventional manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral hygiene interventions (mechanical plaque removal): knowledge-based, behavioural, or skills training for people with ID or their carers vs Usual care, no care, or a similar alternative intervention

Quality of life changes or long-term, patient-centred outcomes (e.g. tooth retention) · People with intellectual disabilities (ID), living at home, in day care, in hospital or in a residential care setting; all levels of ID as…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Electric toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) vs Manual toothbrush

Calculus · Children and adults with mixed levels of ID; setting home, residential, day care, school, mixed or not specified

Electric toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) showed no clear difference in calculus (medium term) compared with manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multidisciplinary wound care vs usual care

Number of pressure ulcers healed · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)

It is very uncertain whether multidisciplinary wound care changes number of pressure ulcers healed; compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multidisciplinary wound care vs usual care

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

It is very uncertain whether multidisciplinary wound care changes time to complete healing compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hospital‐based cognitive rehabilitation vs home programme

Return to work · active duty military personnel within 3 months of moderate‐to‐severe traumatic brain injury

Hospital‐based cognitive rehabilitation showed no clear difference in return to work Return to work status compared with home programme (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review