Cochrane · systematic review · CD012471
Information or education interventions for adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their carers
Lewis, SR, Pritchard, MW, Schofield‐Robinson, OJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
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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
14
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
6
Included studies
NR
No studies 6 · 42.9%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 57.1%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
Information or education intervention versus no information or education intervention
Population: adult ICU patients and their carers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Severity of anxiety in patients HADS‐A (1 week after hospital discharge); scale from 0 to 20 CINT (admission to regular ward); scale from 0 to 100 BSRS (in ICU, time point not specified); scale from 0 to 20 Lower scores in all scales indicate less... Information or education intervention vs no information or education intervention | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 332 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Severity of depression in patients HADS‐D (1 week after hospital discharge); scale from 0 to 20 BSRS (in ICU, time point not specified); scale from 0 to 20 Lower scores in both scales indicate less depression. Information or education intervention vs no information or education intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 160 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Knowledge acquisition (patients and carers) Information or education intervention vs no information or education intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Severity of PTSD in patients treated in ICUs Information or education intervention vs no information or education intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Patient or carer satisfaction with information provided (e.g. self reported) Information or education intervention vs no information or education intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) SF‐12 MCS (3 months after ICU discharge); scale from 0 to 100 Lower scores indicate reduced HRQoL. Information or education intervention vs no information or education intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 143 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse effects Information or education intervention vs no information or education intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Information or education intervention as part of a complex intervention versus complex intervention without information or education
Population: adult ICU patients and their carers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Severity of anxiety in patients HADS‐A (at hospital discharge or at 28 days, whichever time point was soonest); scale from 0 to 20 Lower scores indicate less anxiety. Information or education intervention as part of a complex intervention vs complex intervention without information or education | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 38 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Severity of depression in patients HADS‐D (at hospital discharge or 28 days, whichever time point was soonest); scale from 0 to 20 Lower scores indicate less depression. Information or education intervention as part of a complex intervention vs complex intervention without information or education | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 38 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Knowledge acquisition (patients and carers) Information or education intervention as part of a complex intervention vs complex intervention without information or education | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 175 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Severity of PTSD in patients treated in ICUs Information or education intervention as part of a complex intervention vs complex intervention without information or education | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Patient or carer satisfaction with information provided CCFNI (between day 3 and day 5); scale from 14 to 56 Lower scores indicate increased satisfaction. FS‐ICU 24 (90 days after randomisation); scale from 0 to 100 Lower scores indicate less sati... Information or education intervention as part of a complex intervention vs complex intervention without information or education | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 487 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Health‐related quality of life Information or education intervention as part of a complex intervention vs complex intervention without information or education | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse effects Information or education intervention as part of a complex intervention vs complex intervention without information or education | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |