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. 2013 May 7;2:26. doi: 10.1186/2046-4053-2-26

Table 3.

Summary of results from included reviews on outcomes

Review
Qualitya
Glycaemic control
Vascular risk factor control
Retinopathy screening
Foot screening
Renal monitoring
Smoking
    Process Patient Process Patient       Process Patient
Patient education and support
Allemann 2009 [26]
9
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Armour 2005 [27]
5
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brown 1990 [30]
6
 
+
 
+ (Lipids), 0 (BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Cooper 2009 [34]
7
 
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Couch 2008 [35]
10
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deakin 2005 [36]
10
 
+
 
+ (BP), 0 (Lipids)
 
 
 
 
 
Duke 2009 [37]
9
 
+
 
Mixed (BP), O (Lipids)
 
 
 
 
0
Ellis 2004 [38]
6
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gary 2003 [42]
6
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hampson 2001 [45]
8
 
+
 
0 (Lipids)
 
 
 
 
 
Harkness 2010 [46]
5
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hawthorne 2008 [47]
11
 
+
 
+ (Lipids) 0 (BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Loveman 2008 [53]
7
 
+
 
+ (Lipids, BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Loveman 2003 [52]
8
 
+
 
Mixed (Lipids) + (BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Minet 2010 [55]
5
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norris 2005 [60]
9
 
Mixed
 
0 (Lipids, BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Norris 2002 [59]
8
 
+
 
0 (Lipids, BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Norris 2001 [58]
5
 
+
 
+ (Lipids) 0 (BP)
 
0
 
 
 
Savage 2010 [65]
5
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valk 2001 [69]
9
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
 
 
Winkley 2006 [72]
9
 
Mixed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telemedicine
Balas 2004 [28]
5
0
+
 
 
0
0
 
 
 
Farmer 2005 [39]
5
 
Mixed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liang 2011 [49]
5
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Montori 2004 [56]
6
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Polisena 2009 [62]
8
 
Mixed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russell 2009 [64]
5
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shulman 2010 [67]
8
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sutcliffe 2011 [68]
7
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Verhoeven 2007 [70]
5
 
Mixed
 
0 (Lipids, BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Wu 2010 [73]
7
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provider role changes
Alam 2009 [25]
7
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clark 2011 [33]
7
 
 
Unclear
+ (BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Lindenmeyer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2006 [50]
7
0
+
 
 
0
0
 
 
 
Loveman 2003 [51]
9
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Machado 2007 [54]
7
 
+
 
+ (Lipids, BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Norris 2006 [57]
6
0
+
 
0 (Lipids, BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Wubben 2008 [74]
6
 
+
 
+ (Lipids, BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Organisational changes
Al-Ansary 2011 [24]
7
 
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clar 2007 [32]
9
 
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foy 2010 [40]
7
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Griffin 1998 [44]
6
 
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Broad based reviews
Chodosh 2005 [31]
6
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Glazier 2006 [43]
5
 
+
 
0 (Lipids, BP)
0
0
0
 
 
Pimouguet 2011 [61]
7
 
+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Renders 2001 [63]
5
+
+
0
0 (Lipids, BP)
+
0
0
 
 
Shojania 2006 [16]
5
0
+
 
0 BP
0
0
 
 
 
Saxena 2007 [66]
6
 
+
 
+ (Lipids) mixed (BP)
 
 
 
 
 
Vermeire 2005 [71]
9
 
0
 
0 (Lipids, BP)
 
 
 
 
0
Zhang 2007 [75] 7         +        

aAMSTAR score; +, generally effective based on n ≥ 5 comparisons; 0, insufficient comparisons to draw conclusions about effectiveness. *The Valk review reported favourable patient outcomes that may reflect screening activities. See Additional file 3 for further details of this review. BP blood pressure.