Cochrane · systematic review · CD006732

Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals

Légaré, F, Adekpedjou, R, Stacey, D, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library

Effective Practice and Organisation of Care2 versionsAMSTAR 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
44
current version
GRADE rated
30
No studies
14
Included studies
NR
No studies 14 · 31.8%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 27 · 61.4%Low 3 · 6.8%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

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Interventions targeting patients compared to usual care or interventions of the same type for shared decision making

Population: patients, including healthcare consumers and simulated patients
15 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Shared decision making (observer based outcome measure (OBOM), continuous measures) (
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted424 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Shared decision making (patient reported outcome measure (PROM), continuous measures) (
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted1386 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Shared decision making (PROM), dichotomous measures (
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted754 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Decision regret (
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted212 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Health‐related quality of life (physical) (
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted116 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Health‐related quality of life (mental) (
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted116 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Consultation length (minutes)
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted224 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Cost (£)
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted105 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) (post‐visit)
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted271 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Shared decision making (PROM, continuous) (
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted1906 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Shared decision making (PROM, categorical or dichotomous) (
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted2272 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Decision regret
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Health‐related quality of life (physical)
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Health‐related quality of life (mental)
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cost
Interventions targeting patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Interventions targeting healthcare professionals compared to usual care or interventions of the same type for shared decision making

Population: healthcare professionals responsible for patient care
14 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted479 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Shared decision making (PROM, continuous) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted5772 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Shared decision making (PROM, categorical or dichotomous) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted6303 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Decision regret (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted326 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Health‐related quality of life (physical) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted359 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Health‐related quality of life (mental) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted359 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Consultation length (minutes)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted175 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Cost
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) (post‐visit)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Shared decision making (PROM, continuous) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted1459 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Decision regret
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Health‐related quality of life (physical)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Health‐related quality of life (mental)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Consultation length
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients compared to usual care or interventions of the same type for shared decision making

Population: healthcare professionals and patients
15 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted1270 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Shared decision making (PROM, continuous) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted1479 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Shared decision making (PROM, categorical or dichotomous) (post‐visit)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted266 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Decision regret (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted369 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Health‐related quality of life (physical) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted75 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Health‐related quality of life (mental) (
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted75 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Consultation length (minutes)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted536 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Cost
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shared decision making (OBOM, continuous) (post‐visit)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Shared decision making (OBOM, categorical or dichotomous) (post‐visit)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted134 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Shared decision making (PROM, continuous) (post‐visit)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extracted150 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Decision regret
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Health‐related quality of life (physical)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Health‐related quality of life (mental)
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Consultation length
Interventions targeting healthcare professionals and patients vs usual care or interventions of the same type
no estimate extractedNRNo studies