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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

990 questions · 1,028 findings · 131 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 292 · 28.4%GRADE not reported 55 · 5.4%Very low 276 · 26.8%Low 240 · 23.3%Moderate 147 · 14.3%High 18 · 1.8%

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

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

Health outcomes: Drug misuse and dependence CAGE screening tool. Scale from 0 to 4. Higher score indicates greater probability of drug misuse or dependence · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education

Knowledge · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: multimedia education changes knowledge (number whose knowledge score improved) compared with written education (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education

Number who improved on skill (global inhaler technique rating) · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers

Summary of findings: multimedia education probably leads to higher number who improved on skill (global inhaler technique rating) compared with written education (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review