Cochrane · systematic review · CD004910
Shared care across the interface between primary and specialty care in management of long term conditions
Smith, SM, Cousins, G, Clyne, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 85.7%High 1 · 14.3%
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
Comparison
Population: adults with chronic conditions
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical outcomes: physical heath | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 6977 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Clinical outcomes: mental health | no estimate extracted | 18 studies · 6243 participants | High |
Patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) | no estimate extracted | 18 studies · 8698 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Hospital admissions | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 2396 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Process of care | no estimate extracted | 26 studies · 13088 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Participation and default rates | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 1639 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Participant health behaviours | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 4565 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |