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. 2009 Apr 15;2009(2):CD003030. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003030.pub2

Smith 1995.

Methods Cluster RCT 
 Follow up: 
 providers: NOT DONE 
 patients: N/A 
 Blinded assessment: DONE 
 Baseline: NOT DONE 
 Reliable outcomes: NOT CLEAR 
 Protection against contamination: NOT CLEAR
Overall quality: LOW
Participants 87 obstetricians and midwives in five hospitals agreed to participate 
 Country: UK 
 Proportion of eligible providers who participated: 69%. 35 providers completed the study 
 Hospital, inpatients 
 Academic/Teaching setting: MIXED 
 Type of targeted behaviour: SCREENING (communication of test results) 
 Complexity of targeted behaviour: LOW
Interventions 1. CME: 1‐hour video‐based training session 
 2. 1‐hour video‐based training session + feedback on audio taped consultations 
 3. No intervention control
Outcomes Professional practice: scores for information‐giving and communication skills 
 Patient: none 
 Seriousness of outcome: LOW
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear