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. 2015 Mar 14;2015(3):CD004749. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004749.pub3

Summary of findings 3. Comparison 3: provision of electronic health information via different interfaces: full‐service versus self‐service.

Provision of electronic health information via different interfaces: full‐serviceversus self‐service
The full‐service interface was unique in 2 aspects: 1. included a search engine that returned critically appraised articles rated by physicians; 2. included push information, e.g. email alerts on topics of interest to the practitioner
Population: physicians
Settings: primary care or internal medicine practices
Intervention: full‐service interface
Comparison: usual interface
Outcomes Results
(mean logins/month/user)
Number of
studies
Number of sites (number of participants) Quality of the evidence (GRADE)
Changes to professional behavior ‐
use of EHI
IG 1.66 to 1.84 CG 2.05 to 1.46 1 10 communities (clusters), IG 5 (98); CG 5 (105) ⊕⊕⊕⊝
Change in the rate of logins/month/user,
baseline vs. intervention period:
0.77 logins/month/user
(95% CI 0.43 to 1.11),
favoring IG (full‐service group)
GRADE: GRADE Working Group Grades of Evidence
⊕⊕⊕⊕ High quality: We are confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of effect.
⊕⊕⊕⊝ Moderate quality: The true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of effect, but there is a possibility that it may be substantially different.
⊕⊕⊝⊝ Low quality: The true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of effect.
⊕⊝⊝⊝ Very low quality: Any estimate of effect is very uncertain.
CG: control group; CI: confidence interval; EHI: electronic health information; IG: intervention group.
We downgraded the evidence because there is only 1 study assessing this comparison.