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 |
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| 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 |