Majumdar 2008.
Methods | Type of targeted behaviour: general management of a problem Study design: RCT Country: Canada |
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Participants | Setting: primary care 266 providers, 272 patients Condition: 50 years or older and distal forearm fracture (high likelihood of osteoporosis) |
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Interventions | 1. Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials + reminder) + patient mediated (education and counselling via telephone) 2. Patient mediated (distribution of educational materials) |
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Outcomes | Professional practice: proportion of patients who had received BMD test; prescription of osteoporosis medication; composite measure of quality of guideline‐concordant or “appropriate” care Patient level: health status (SF‐12); osteoporosis‐related quality of life; wrist‐related functional outcomes; osteoporosis‐related knowledge; satisfaction with care Cost: intervention cost per patient |
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Notes | Justification for intervention type: not reported Intervention fidelity: not reported |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Low risk | |
Allocation concealment? | Low risk | From report: “Allocation was concealed by application of variable block sizes and by use of a secure, centralized, Internet‐based, computer‐generated randomization system” |
Blinding? All outcomes | Low risk | From report: “Research nurses collected outcomes data without knowledge of allocation status” |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | Low risk | All included patients accounted for |
Free of selective reporting? | Low risk | All outcomes listed in Methods were reported. Comment: Probably done. |
Free of other bias? | Low risk |