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628 questions · 671 findings · 31 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

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No studies found 215 · 32%GRADE not reported 29 · 4.3%Very low 156 · 23.2%Low 165 · 24.6%Moderate 69 · 10.3%High 37 · 5.5%

Intervention not reported

Work absence · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with other musculoskeletal conditions

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Primary care physician alerting system vs primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed intervention (education and reminder to see their primary care physician)

Medication2 · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

Primary care physician alerting system showed no clear difference in medication2 compared with primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.79, 1.1]
2 studies · 2995 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Quality of life · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with other musculoskeletal conditions

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Economic outcomes Health service costs (including prescribing costs) Cost effectiveness · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with other musculoskeletal conditions

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Health professional (GP) behaviour‐related outcomes Bone Mineral Density (BMD) testing Osteoporosis medication (appropriate prescribing) · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

1 finding from 1 review

Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 3047 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Patient outcomes Fragility fractures Hospitalisation · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Economic outcomes Health service costs (including prescribing costs) Cost effectiveness · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

1 finding from 1 review

Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 272 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Adverse drug events · older people (aged 65 years or older) living in care homes

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 1228 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Hospital admissions · older people (aged 65 years or older) living in care homes

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 7606 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Mortality · older people (aged 65 years or older) living in care homes

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 6805 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Quality of life · older people (aged 65 years or older) living in care homes

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 586 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Medication‐related problems · older people (aged 65 years or older) living in care homes

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 6640 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Medication appropriateness · older people (aged 65 years or older) living in care homes

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 1566 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Medicine costs · older people (aged 65 years or older) living in care homes

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 4734 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Changes to professional behavior ‐ use of EHI, e.g. use of E‐CPG · physicians

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to increase the use of electronic health information by healthcare practitioners to improve clinical… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 10 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Equity of distribution of Western medicine physicians post implementation (Gini coefficient) · Western medicine physicians, Chinese medicine physicians and dentists

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 42 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Equity of distribution of Chinese medicine physicians post implementation (Gini coefficient) · Western medicine physicians, Chinese medicine physicians and dentists

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 9 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Equity of distribution of dentists post implementation (Gini coefficient) · Western medicine physicians, Chinese medicine physicians and dentists

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 6 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Waiting time · patients needing elective specialist ambulatory visit or surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce waiting times for elective procedures 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 123 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Proportion of participants waiting below a recommended time threshold · patients needing elective specialist ambulatory visit or surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce waiting times for elective procedures 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 participants
Very low