Cochrane · systematic review · CD011512

Government regulation of private health insurance

Motaze, NV, Chi, PC, Ongolo-Zogo, P, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 37.5%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 62.5%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

Summary of findings

Population: adultswith private health insurance cover
8 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Utilisation of healthcare services – breast cancer screening
no estimate extracted1260219 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Utilisation of healthcare services – colorectal cancer screening
no estimate extracted1183010 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Utilisation of healthcare services – cervical cancer screening
no estimate extracted842911 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Utilisation of healthcare services – prostate cancer screening
no estimate extracted13314 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of health care provided
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cost of health care provided
no estimate extracted91583 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Patient outcomes
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Adverse effects
no estimate extractedNRNo studies