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. 2023 May 4;2023(5):CD013854. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013854.pub2

Comparison 1. Patient education and standard care versus standard care.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1.1 Disease activity at study end 2 479 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.03 [‐0.25, 0.20]
1.1.1 IBD (3 months post intervention) 1 179 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.26 [‐0.56, 0.03]
1.1.2 CD (TELE‐IBD every other week) 1 104 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.13 [‐0.27, 0.54]
1.1.3 CD (TELE‐IBD weekly) 1 99 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.14 [‐0.55, 0.27]
1.1.4 UC (TELE‐IBD every other week) 1 48 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.17 [‐0.42, 0.76]
1.1.5 UC (TELE‐IBD weekly) 1 49 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.35 [‐0.23, 0.94]
1.2 Disease activity at study end (fixed‐effect sensitivity analysis) 2 479 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.05 [‐0.24, 0.13]
1.2.1 IBD (3 months post intervention) 1 179 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.26 [‐0.56, 0.03]
1.2.2 CD (TELE‐IBD every other week) 1 104 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.13 [‐0.27, 0.54]
1.2.3 CD (TELE‐IBD weekly) 1 99 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.14 [‐0.55, 0.27]
1.2.4 UC (TELE‐IBD every other week) 1 48 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.17 [‐0.42, 0.76]
1.2.5 UC (TELE‐IBD weekly) 1 49 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.35 [‐0.23, 0.94]
1.3 Flare‐ups or relapse (continuous) 2 1022 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.00 [‐0.06, 0.05]
1.4 Flare‐ups or relapse (continuous ‐ fixed‐effect sensitivity analysis) 2 1022 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.00 [‐0.06, 0.05]
1.5 Flare‐ups or relapse (dichotomous) 3 307 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.94 [0.41, 2.18]
1.6 Flare‐ups or relapse (dichotomous: fixed‐effect sensitivity analysis) 3 307 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.96 [0.42, 2.20]
1.7 Quality of life at study end 6 1364 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.08 [‐0.03, 0.18]
1.8 Quality of life at study end (fixed‐effect sensitivity analysis) 6 1364 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.08 [‐0.03, 0.18]
1.9 Quality of life at study end: sensitivity analysis for risk of bias 1 300 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 1.11 [‐5.74, 7.97]
1.10 Quality of life at study end: sensitivity analysis excluding cluster‐RCTs 5 1238 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.07 [‐0.04, 0.18]
1.11 Quality of life at study end: sensitivity analysis using IBDQ only 4 514 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 1.82 [‐3.72, 7.36]