Cochrane · systematic review · CD006594
Reminder systems to improve patient adherence to tuberculosis clinic appointments for diagnosis and treatment
Liu, Q, Abba, K, Alejandria, MM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
Infectious DiseasesAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 80%Moderate 1 · 20%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
Summary of findings table 1
Population: People on TB treatment
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance at single clinic appointment | RR 1.32 [1.1, 1.59] | 1 study · 615 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |
Completion of TB treatment | RR 1.14 [1.02, 1.27] | 1 study · 92 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Summary of findings table 2
Population: People on TB treatment
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance at single clinic appointment | RR 5.04 [1.61, 15.78] | 1 study · 52 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Completion of TB treatment | RR 1.17 [1.11, 1.24] | 2 studies · 680 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Summary of findings table 3
Population: People at risk of TB
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance at clinic | RR 1.06 [0.92, 1.21] | 3 studies · 1189 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness |