evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD003540

Interventions to increase or decrease the length of primary care physicians' consultation

Wilson, AD, Childs, S, Gonçalves‐Bradley, DC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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
6
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 16.7%Very low 5 · 83.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%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

Altered length compared to usual length for increasing the length of primary care physicians' consultations

Population: primary care physicians
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Provider performance ‐ length of consultation
Altered length vs usual length
no estimate extracted3 studies · 23 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Provider performance ‐ referrals
Altered length vs usual length
no estimate extracted2 studies · 21 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Provider performance ‐ examinations
Altered length vs usual length
no estimate extracted3 studies · 23 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Provider performance ‐ prescriptions
Altered length vs usual length
no estimate extracted3 studies · 23 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Patient satisfaction
Altered length vs usual length
no estimate extracted4 studies · 43 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Resources ‐ not measured
Altered length vs usual length
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded