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What do systematic reviews say?

1,281 questions · 1,307 findings · 212 reviews

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No studies found 256 · 19.6%GRADE not reported 125 · 9.6%Very low 266 · 20.4%Low 403 · 30.8%Moderate 208 · 15.9%High 49 · 3.7%

Intervention not reported

Medication adherence (dichotomous) · older patients using at least 4 regular prescription medications (and/or their carers)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving medication‐taking ability and adherence in older adults prescribed multiple medications 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low

Intervention not reported

Medication adherence (continuous) · older patients using at least 4 regular prescription medications (and/or their carers)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving medication‐taking ability and adherence in older adults prescribed multiple medications 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low

Intervention not reported

Medication‐taking ability · older patients using at least 4 regular prescription medications (and/or their carers)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving medication‐taking ability and adherence in older adults prescribed multiple medications 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Medication adherence (dichotomous) · older patients using at least 4 regular prescription medications (and/or their carers)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving medication‐taking ability and adherence in older adults prescribed multiple medications 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low

Intervention not reported

Medication adherence (continuous) · older patients using at least 4 regular prescription medications (and/or their carers)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving medication‐taking ability and adherence in older adults prescribed multiple medications 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low

Summary of findings table for the comparison of 'intensified patient care' vs usual care

Adherence to antipsychotic medication: number of missed doses, average endpoint data, short term (up to 6 months) · People receiving lipid‐lowering medications

Summary of findings table for the comparison of 'intensified patient… probably leads to higher medication adherence at ≤ 6 months compared with 'usual care' (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve adherence to lipid‐lowering medication 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.93 [1.29, 2.88]
7 studies · 11204 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings table for the comparison of 'intensified patient care' vs usual care

Medication adherence (dichotomous) · People receiving lipid‐lowering medications

Summary of findings table for the comparison of 'intensified patient… leads to higher medication adherence at > 6 months compared with 'usual care' (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to improve adherence to lipid‐lowering medication 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 2.87 [1.91, 4.29]
3 studies · 663 participants
High

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education

Compliance with medication · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education

Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs education by a health professional

Compliance with medication ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs education by a health professional

Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education and education by a health professional

Compliance with medication ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education and education by a health professional

Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs no education or usual care

Compliance with medication · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

Summary of findings: multimedia education showed no clear difference in compliance with medication (different measures used by the studies:… compared with no education or usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.02 [0.96, 1.08]
2 studies · 4552 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs control multimedia

Compliance with medication · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 303 participants
Low

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs control multimedia

Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education and a co‐intervention vs co‐intervention alone

Compliance with medication · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 320 participants
Low

Summary of findings: multimedia education and a co‐intervention vs co‐intervention alone

Medication side effects Mean adverse self‐medication behaviour score (lower scores indicate safer self‐medication behaviour). Scale from: 0 to 40. · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs no education or usual care

Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs no education or usual care

Self‐efficacy Self‐efficacy for medication adherence (higher score indicates greater self‐efficacy, scale not reported) · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

1 finding from 1 review

Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 343 participants
Low