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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention NR Observed hand hygiene compliance · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 2 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Infection rates · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Colonisation rates · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Observed hand hygiene compliance · Anaesthesiologists and CRNAs Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Infection rates · Anaesthesiologists and CRNAs Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Colonisation rates · Anaesthesiologists and CRNAs Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR ⊕⊝⊝⊝very low (5 studies) · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Intervention NR ⊕⊕⊝⊝low (6 studies) · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR ⊕⊕⊝⊝low (2 studies) · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR ⊕⊕⊝⊝low (3 studies) · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR ⊕⊕⊕⊝moderate (1 study) · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Intervention NR Hand hygiene compliance · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR Infection rates · Healthcare workers Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs admission to hospital without CGA Living at home (end of · older adults admitted to hospital Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (2017) · Cochrane | RR 1.06 [1.01, 1.1] | 6799 participants | High |
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs admission to hospital without CGA Mortality (end of · older adults admitted to hospital Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (2017) · Cochrane | RR 1 [0.93, 1.07] | 10023 participants | High |
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs admission to hospital without CGA Admission to a nursing home (end of · older adults admitted to hospital Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (2017) · Cochrane | RR 0.8 [0.72, 0.89] | 6285 participants | High |
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs admission to hospital without CGA Dependence · older adults admitted to hospital Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (2017) · Cochrane | RR 0.97 [0.89, 1.04] | 6551 participants | High |
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs admission to hospital without CGA Cognitive function · older adults admitted to hospital Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3534 participants | Low |
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs admission to hospital without CGA Length of stay · older adults admitted to hospital Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 5303 participants | Low |
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs admission to hospital without CGA Cost and cost‐effectiveness · older adults admitted to hospital Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 5303 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Mortality (6 months) · older adults with functional dependence Home or foster home care versus institutional long‐term care for functionally dependent older people (2017) · Cochrane | RR 2.89 [1.57, 5.32] | 2 studies · 314 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Physical function (3‐6 months) · older adults with functional dependence Home or foster home care versus institutional long‐term care for functionally dependent older people (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 1295 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Quality of life (3‐6 months) · older adults with functional dependence Home or foster home care versus institutional long‐term care for functionally dependent older people (2017) · Cochrane | RR 1.97 | 2 studies · 114 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Hospital admissions · older adults with functional dependence Home or foster home care versus institutional long‐term care for functionally dependent older people (2017) · Cochrane | RR 2.75 [2.59, 2.92] | 3 studies · 14853 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Number of adverse health outcomes · older adults with functional dependence Home or foster home care versus institutional long‐term care for functionally dependent older people (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Patient health outcomes · health professionals Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Patients mortality · health professionals Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Patients morbidity · health professionals Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Patient satisfaction · health professionals Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Urgency assessment accuracy · health professionals Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Adverse events · health professionals Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Clinicians' telephone consulting skills · health professionals Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 11 participants | Very low |
P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method Provision outcomes (prescription of testing or treatment, dichotomous) · outpatient health facilities Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 participants | Moderate |
Capitation plus P4P vs FFS Provider outcomes · primary healthcare facilities in rural areas Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Capitation plus P4P vs FFS Costs · primary healthcare facilities in rural areas Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Capitation plus P4P vs FFS Adverse effects · primary healthcare facilities in rural areas Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Capitation vs FFS Provision outcomes (number of children treated as outpatients or for disruptive behaviour, or the number of very young children treated, continuous) · mental health centres Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Very low |
Capitation vs FFS Patient outcomes (number of children in inpatient or emergency treatment, continuous) · mental health centres Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Very low |
Capitation vs FFS Cost outcomes (cost level, continuous) · mental health centres Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Very low |
Capitation vs FFS Provider outcomes · mental health centres Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Capitation vs FFS Adverse effects · mental health centres Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method Provision outcomes (compliance with quality criteria, continuous) · outpatient health facilities Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Moderate |
P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method Patients' utilisation of health services (dichotomous) · outpatient health facilities Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 participants | Low |
P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method Patients' health outcomes (dichotomous) · outpatient health facilities Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Low |
P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method Provider outcomes · outpatient health facilities Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method Costs · outpatient health facilities Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Low |
P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method Adverse effects · outpatient health facilities Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Low |
Capitation plus P4P vs FFS Provision outcomes · primary healthcare facilities in rural areas Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Moderate |
Capitation plus P4P vs FFS Patient outcomes · primary healthcare facilities in rural areas Payment methods for outpatient care facilities (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Altered length vs usual length Provider performance ‐ length of consultation · primary care physicians Interventions to increase or decrease the length of primary care physicians' consultation (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 23 participants | Very low |