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. 2018 Sep 4;2018(9):CD013102. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013102

1. Included studies (N = 116) and outcome measures presented in meta‐analyses.

Author/Year Clinical condition Outcome measures used for meta‐analyses
Adibe 2013a Diabetes (Type 2)
Adler 2004 Major depression and/or dysthymia
Albsoul‐Younes 2011 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Ali 2012 Diabetes (Type 2) Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)
Amariles 2012 Cardiovascular disease Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg); Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Andres 2007 Diabetes (Type 2) HbA1c (%)
Armour 2007 Asthma
Barbanel 2003 Asthma
Bernsten 2001 Older Patients (aged > 65) Hospital attendance/admission
Blalock 2010 At‐risk patients (Older patients (aged > 65) receiving medication that increases their risk of falling)
Bogden 1998 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Bond 2000 Repeat prescribing Hospital attendance/admission; Adverse drug effects
Borenstein 2003a Hypertension % outside blood pressure range
Bosnic‐Anticevich 2010 Asthma/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Boyd 2013 Non‐adherence in chronic conditions
Brook 2003 Depression
Bruhn 2013 Pain (Chronic)
Capoccia 2004 Depression
Castejon 2013 Diabetes % outside HbA1c range; HbA1c (%)
Carter 2008 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Charrois 2006 Asthma Hospital attendance/admission
Chisholm 2002 Transplant patients (renal with focus on BP control) Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Choe 2005 Diabetes (Type 2) HbA1c (%)
Chrischilles 2014 Adults with disability Adverse drug effects
Clifford 2005 Diabetes (Type 2) (vascular risk factors) HbA1c (%)
Cody 1998 Health Related Quality of Life (Short Form Survey 36)
Cordina 2001 Asthma
De Castro 2006 Hypertension Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Di Donato 2014 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Doucette 2009 Diabetes HbA1c (%); Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg); LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)
Edwards 2014 Chemotherapy
Farsaei 2011 Diabetes (Type 2) % outside HbA1c range; HbA1c (%); Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)
Faulkner 2000 Hypercholesterolaemic patients receiving combination drug therapy Total cholesterol (mmol/L); LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)
Finley 2003 Depression
Garção 2002 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
García‐Cárdenas 2013 Asthma
Gattis 1999a Heart failure Mortality
González‐Martin 2003 Asthma Forced expiratory volume (FEV1)
Goodyer 1995 Heart failure
Green 2008 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Hammad 2011 Metabolic syndrome Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l); Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Hawes 2013 Patients at risk of rehospitalisation Hospital attendance/admission
Hawkins 1979 Hypertension and Diabetes Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (Comparison 2)
Hay 2006 Knee pain
Hendrie 2014 Type 2 Diabetes
Hirsch 2014 Blood pressure % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Ho 2013 Acute Coronary Syndrome % outside blood pressure range;Hospital attendance/admission; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg); LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L); Mortality
Holland 2005 Multiple conditions
Hunt 2008 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; SF‐36 physical functioning; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Jaber 1996 Diabetes Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)
Jackson 2004 Anticoagulation (Warfarin) Hospital attendance/admission; Mortality
Jahangard‐Rafsanjani 2014 Diabetes HbA1c (%); Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Jarab 2012 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospital attendance/admission; Forced expiratory volume (FEV1)
Khdour 2009 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Forced expiratory volume (FEV1)
Krass 2007 Diabetes HbA1c (%); Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Kritikos 2007 Asthma
Krska 2001 Multiple conditions
Lai 2013 Osteoporosis (postmenopausal)
Lee 2006 Elderly with coronary risk factors Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Lenaghan 2007 Multiple conditions Mortality
Lenander 2014 Polypharmacy (> 5 medications)
Li 2014 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lopez 2006 Heart failure Hospital attendance/admission; Mortality
Losada‐Camacho 2014 Epilepsy
Magid 2013 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Mahwi 2013 Diabetes (Type 2) HbA1c (%); Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)
Malone 2001 At‐risk patients (high risk of drug related problems (DRPs)) Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Margolis 2013 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg);
Marques 2013 Depression
Marra 2012 Osteoarthritis (Knee)
Mazroui 2009 Type 2 diabetes SF‐36 physical functioning; HbA1c (%); Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l); Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg);Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
McAlister 2014 Cerebrovascular Accident (BP/lipid levels after stroke) Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (Comparison 2)
Mehos 2000 Hypertension SF‐36 physical functioning; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Mehuys 2008 Asthma Hospital attendance/admission; Peak Flow (%)
Milos 2013 Multiple conditions
Murray 2007 Heart failure
Naunton 2003 Multiple conditions Hospital attendance/admission; Mortality
Obreli‐Neto 2015 Older patients (with diabetes and hypertension) % outside blood pressure range;% outside HbA1c range; HbA1c (%); Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l); Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg); LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)
Okamoto 2001 Hypertension Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (Comparison 2); Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (Comparison 2)
Olesen 2014 Polypharmacy (older patients) Hospital attendance/admission; Mortality
Park 1996 Hypertension Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Paulos 2005 Dyslipidaemia Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Peterson 2004 Dyslipidaemia Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Reid 2005 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range
Rickles 2005 Depression
Rothman 2005 Diabetes (Type 2) Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Rubio‐Valera 2012 Depression
Sadik 2005 Heart failure SF‐36 physical functioning
Salazar‐Ospina 2017 Bipolar Diseases
Samtia 2013 Diabetes (Type 2) HbA1c (%); Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)
Sarkadi 2004 Diabetes (Type 2) HbA1c (%)
Schneider 1982 Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure
Schneiderhan 2014 Metabolic Syndrome % outside HbA1c range
Sellors 2003 Multiple conditions SF‐36 physical functioning
Sidel 1990 Multiple conditions
Silveira 2014 HIV
Simpson 2011 Diabetes (Type 2) % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg);Total cholesterol (mmol/L); LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)
Solomon 1998 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg); Dyspnoea
Sookaneknun 2004 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Stewart 2014 Hypertension (primary) Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Suppapitiporn 2005 Type 2 diabetes HbA1c (%)
Tang 2014 Epilepsy
Tannenbaum 2014 Benzodiazepine users
Taveira 2011 Cardiovascular risk % outside HbA1c range; HbA1c (%); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg); LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)
Taveira 2014 Cardiovascular risk
Taylor 2003 Multiple conditions SF‐36 physical functioning
Tommelein 2013 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Dyspnoea
Tsuyuki 2002 Cardiacovascular risk; atherosclerotic disease or diabetes
Tsuyuki 2015 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Verret 2012 Anticoagulant patients/stroke risk Hospital attendance/admission; Adverse drug effects; Mortality
Vivian 2002 Hypertension % outside blood pressure range; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Volume 2001 Polypharmacy (older patients > 3 medications)
Wal 2013 Hypertension SF‐36 physical functioning; Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Weinberger 2002 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospital attendance/admission; Peak Flow (%)
Wu 2006 Various Mortality
Zermansky 2001 Multiple conditions Hospital attendance/admission