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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.
1,248 questions in 108 reviews · Stroke
current versionsNo studies 275 · 22%Ungraded 56 · 4.5%Very low 269 · 21.6%Low 349 · 28%Moderate 216 · 17.3%High 83 · 6.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Local anaesthesia vs general anaesthesia Stroke or death within 30 days of operation · people with symptomatic or asymptomatic carotid disease Local versus general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy (2021) · Cochrane | OR 0.85 [0.62, 1.16] | 11 studies · 4391 participants | Moderate |
Local anaesthesia vs general anaesthesia Myocardial infarction within 30 days of operation · people with symptomatic or asymptomatic carotid disease Local versus general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy (2021) · Cochrane | OR 1.53 [0.67, 3.47] | 12 studies · 4567 participants | Low |
Local anaesthesia vs general anaesthesia Local haemorrhage · people with symptomatic or asymptomatic carotid disease Local versus general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy (2021) · Cochrane | OR 0.99 [0.79, 1.25] | 6 studies · 4186 participants | Moderate |
Local anaesthesia vs general anaesthesia Arteries shunted · people with symptomatic or asymptomatic carotid disease Local versus general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy (2021) · Cochrane | OR 0.25 [0.22, 0.29] | 8 studies · 4133 participants | Low |
Active information provision vs control Knowledge of stroke and stroke services · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 275 participants | Low |
Active information provision vs control Anxiety symptoms (HADS‐A score) · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 921 participants | Low |
Active information provision vs control Depression (cases) · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | RR 0.98 [0.64, 1.5] | 3 studies · 843 participants | Very low |
Active information provision vs control Depressive symptoms (HADS‐D score) · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 924 participants | Low |
Active information provision vs control Positive mental well‐being · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 91 participants | Low |
Active information provision vs control Quality of life (QOL) · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 91 participants | Low |
Passive information provision vs control Knowledge of stroke and stroke services · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 270 participants | Very low |
Passive information provision vs control Anxiety (cases) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | RR 1.54 [0.82, 2.88] | 3 studies · 227 participants | Very low |
Passive information provision vs control Anxiety symptoms (HADS‐A) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 227 participants | Low |
Passive information provision vs control Depression (cases) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | RR 1.12 [0.84, 1.5] | 5 studies · 361 participants | Very low |
Passive information provision vs control Depressive symptoms (HADS‐D) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 227 participants | Low |
Active information provision vs control Anxiety (cases) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | RR 0.85 [0.68, 1.06] | 5 studies · 1132 participants | Low |
Passive information provision vs control Positive mental well‐being · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Passive information provision vs control Quality of life (COOP: QOL) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 198 participants | Very low |
Passive information provision vs control Knowledge of stroke and stroke services · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 33 participants | Very low |
Passive information provision vs control Anxiety (cases) ‐ not measured · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Passive information provision vs control Anxiety symptoms (HADS‐A score) · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low |
Passive information provision vs control Depression (cases) ‐ not measured · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Passive information provision vs control Depressive symptoms (HADS‐D score) · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low |
Passive information provision vs control Positive mental well‐being · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Passive information provision vs control Quality of life ‐ not measured · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Active vs passive information provision All outcomes ‐ not measured · stroke survivors and their carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Active information provision vs control Anxiety symptoms (HADS‐A score) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1171 participants | Low |
Active information provision vs control Depression (cases) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | RR 0.83 [0.68, 1.01] | 6 studies · 1315 participants | Low |
Active information provision vs control Depressive symptoms (HADS‐D score) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 1405 participants | Moderate |
Active information provision vs control Positive mental well‐being · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Active information provision vs control Quality of life (QOL) · stroke survivors Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Low |
Active information provision vs control Knowledge of stroke and stroke services · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 356 participants | Very low |
Active information provision vs control Anxiety (cases) · stroke carers Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers (2021) · Cochrane | RR 0.96 [0.71, 1.28] | 3 studies · 790 participants | Very low |
Visual interventions vs any control Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Prism adaptation training vs any control Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Prism adaptation training vs any control Activities of daily living: immediate effects · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | SMD 0.2 | 5 studies · 158 participants | Very low |
Prism adaptation training vs any control Neglect outcomes: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | SMD 0.05 | 1 study · 16 participants | Very low |
Prism adaptation training vs any control Neglect outcomes: immediate effects · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | SMD 0.28 | 5 studies · 154 participants | Very low |
Prism adaptation training vs any control Adverse events · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Body awareness interventions vs any control Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Body awareness interventions vs any control Activities of daily living: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | SMD 0.61 | 5 studies · 125 participants | Very low |
Body awareness interventions vs any control Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Body awareness interventions vs any control Activities of daily living: immediate effects · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | SMD 0.26 | 7 studies · 221 participants | Very low |
Body awareness interventions vs any control Neglect outcomes: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | SMD 0.36 | 5 studies · 125 participants | Very low |
Visual interventions vs any control Activities of daily living: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 55 participants | Very low |
Body awareness interventions vs any control Neglect outcomes: immediate effects · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | SMD 0.16 | 10 studies · 311 participants | Very low |
Body awareness interventions vs any control Adverse events · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | OR 0.36 [0.05, 2.6] | 2 studies · 130 participants | Very low |
Mental function interventions vs any control Primary outcome · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mental function interventions vs any control Activities of daily living: effects persisting at least 1 month post intervention · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mental function interventions vs any control Secondary outcomes · spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other adult‐acquired non‐progressive brain injury Non‐pharmacological interventions for spatial neglect or inattention following stroke and other… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |