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160 questions · 160 findings · 25 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

No studies found 51 · 31.9%GRADE not reported 4 · 2.5%Very low 32 · 20%Low 35 · 21.9%Moderate 24 · 15%High 14 · 8.8%

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric recovery: percentage of children who recover from moderate or severe wasting Defined as % children aged 6–59 months who recovered in treatment programmes for moderate or severe malnutrition (Wroe 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric recovery: improvement from severe wasting Defined as MUAC ≥ 115 mm, clinically well, absence of oedema for 2 consecutive visits, and minimum stay of 8 weeks in the programme (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention may leads to lower anthropometric recovery: improvement from severe wasting Defined as… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric recovery Defined as: WHZ ≥ −1.5 or MUAC > 125 mm for 2 consecutive visits and absence of nutritional oedema for 14 days (Alvarez Moran 2018b); absence of oedema and WHZ ≥ −1.5 or MUAC > 125 mm (Charle‐Cuellar 2021c; no oedema and we... · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes anthropometric recovery Defined as: WHZ ≥ −1.5 or MUAC > 125 mm for… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: MUAC gain per day Defined as (discharge MUAC − admission MUAC)/days in treatment among children with no oedema and discharged as cured (Charle‐Cuellar 2021)c · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: total weight gain (g/kg) Defined as (weight at discharge − weight on admission)/weight on admission among children with no oedema and discharged as cured (Charle‐Cuellar 2021)c · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: median weight gain per day (g/kg/d) Defined as ((discharge weight − admission weight)/weight on admission)/days on treatment among children with no oedema and discharged as cured (Charle‐Cuellar 2021)c · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: number of children with normal or underweight WHZ on discharge Defined as WHZ > −2 (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention showed no clear difference in anthropometric outcomes: number of children with normal or… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: number of children with WHZ in moderate wasting range on discharge Defined as WHZ between −3 and −2 (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention showed no clear difference in anthropometric outcomes: number of children with WHZ in moderate… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: number of children with WHZ in severe wasting range on discharge Defined as WHZ < −3: Hussain 2021 · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention showed no clear difference in anthropometric outcomes: number of children with WHZ in severe… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: number of children with MUAC ≥ 115 mm on discharge (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention showed no clear difference in anthropometric outcomes: number of children with MUAC ≥ 115 mm on… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: weight gain per day (g/kg/day) Calculated as ((discharge weight − admission weight)/weight on admission)/days in treatment among recovered children (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
1 finding from 1 review

Whole‐facility changes: Home‐like models vs traditional environment

Global behaviour Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory‐Nursing Home version (NPI‐NH) and Nurses Observations Scale for Geriatric Patients (NOSGER) (lower scores = better) · older adults living in long‐term residential care including, but not limited to, dementia‐specific care settings
1 finding from 1 review