Cochrane · systematic review · CD000125
Local opinion leaders: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Flodgren, G, O'Brien, MA, Parmelli, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
15
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
7
Included studies
NR
No studies 7 · 46.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 13.3%Low 1 · 6.7%Moderate 5 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%
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.
Questions and results
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Population: Healthcare professionals (e.g. primary care physicians, surgeons, obstetricians, birth attendants, nurses)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with evidence‐based practice* | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Patient (dichotomous) outcomes (including adverse events) | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Costs | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings for secondary comparison 1
Population: Healthcare professionals (nurses, primary care physicians)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with evidence‐based practice* | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Patient (dichotomous) outcomes (including adverse events) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Costs | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings for secondary comparison 2
Population: Healthcare professionals (nurses, physicians including obstetricians)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with evidence‐based practice* | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Patient (dichotomous) outcomes (including adverse events) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Costs | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings for secondary comparison 3
Population: Healthcare professionals (nurses, physicians including surgeons)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with evidence‐based practice* | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Patient (dichotomous) outcomes | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Costs | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings for secondary comparison 4
Population: Healthcare professionals
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with evidence‐based practice* | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Patient (dichotomous) outcomes | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Costs | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |