Comparison 1. Shared decision making versus usual care (control).
Outcome or subgroup title | No. of studies | No. of participants | Statistical method | Effect size |
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1 Antibiotics prescribed, dispensed or decision to use (short‐term, index consultation to ≤ 6 weeks) | 8 | 10172 | Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI) | 0.61 [0.55, 0.68] |
2 Antibiotics prescribed or dispensed (longer‐term, ≥ 12 months) | 3 | 481588 | Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI) | 0.74 [0.49, 1.11] |
3 Antibiotic prescriptions (index consultation) (adjusted odds ratio) | 3 | 3244 | Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) | 0.44 [0.26, 0.75] |
4 Antibiotic prescriptions (index consultation) (adjusted risk ratio) | 2 | 4623 | Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI) | 0.64 [0.49, 0.84] |
5 Antibiotic prescriptions (index consultation or population rate per unit of time) (adjusted risk difference) | 4 | 481807 | Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI) | ‐18.44 [‐27.24, ‐9.65] |
6 Number or rate of re‐consultations (risk ratio) | 4 | 1861 | Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI) | 0.87 [0.74, 1.03] |
7 Patient satisfaction with the consultation | 2 | 1052 | Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) | 0.86 [0.57, 1.30] |