Cochrane · systematic review · CD008194
Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations
Jia, L, Yuan, B, Huang, F, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 28.6%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 2 · 28.6%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
Current version onlyInformation and application support compared to no intervention
Population: Children with no health insurance
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Outcomes (11‐month Information and application support vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Enrolment Information and application support vs no intervention | RR 1.68 [1.44, 1.96] | 1 study · 257 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Continuous enrolment Information and application support vs no intervention | RR 2.59 [1.95, 3.44] | 1 study · 257 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Mean time to obtain insurance Information and application support vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 200 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Parental satisfaction with process of enrolment2 (measured on a scale from 1=very satisfied to 5=very unsatisfied) Information and application support vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 173 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Handing out applications in emergency departments of hospitals compared to no intervention
Population: Children with no health insurance
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Outcomes (90 days Handing out applications in emergency departments of hospitals vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Enrolment Handing out applications in emergency departments of hospitals vs no intervention | RR 1.5 [1.03, 2.18] | 1 study · 223 participants | Low Downgraded: indirectness |
Awareness and application support compared to no intervention
Population: Children with no health insurance
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Enrolment Awareness and application support vs no intervention | RR 1.68 [1.44, 1.96] | 1 study · 257 participants | Moderate |
Continuous enrolment Awareness and application support vs no intervention | RR 2.59 [1.95, 3.44] | 1 study · 257 participants | Moderate |
Mean time to obtain insurance Awareness and application support vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 200 participants | Moderate |
Parental satisfaction with process of enrolment Awareness and application support vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 173 participants | Moderate |
Handing out applications in emergency departments of hospitals compared to no intervention
Population: Children with no health insurance
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Enrolment Handing out applications in emergency departments of hospitals vs no intervention | RR 1.5 [1.03, 2.18] | 1 study · 223 participants | Moderate |