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. 2020 Oct 15;2020(10):CD012575. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012575.pub2
No of studies Design Risk of bias Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Other Certainty
(overall score)
Outcome: quality of care: healthcare professional adherence to EBP
2 Cluster randomised trials Serious
Downgraded 1 level due to serious risk of bias; lack of blinding of personnel in both trials; outcome assessors not blinded and incomplete outcome data in 1 trial.
None
CIs overlap and I2 = 0
Not serious
Adherence to EBP measured using file audit in both studies
Serious
Downgraded 1 level due to serious imprecision; 95% CIs wide.
Not serious
No serious concerns regarding publication bias
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Low
Outcome: patient adherence to recommended treatment: number of outdoor journeys at 6 months
1 Cluster randomised trial Not serious
Low risk of bias
None None Serious
Downgraded 1 level due to suboptimal information size (1 study with 100 participants) and 95% CIs wide.
Not serious
No serious concerns regarding publication bias
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Moderate
Outcome:measures of patient health status and well‐being: quality of Life (EQ‐5D) at up to 6 months
2 Cluster randomised trials Not serious
Low risk of bias
Not serious Not serious None Not serious
No serious concerns regarding publication bias
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High
Outcome:measures of patient health status and well‐being: patient psychological well‐being at up to 6 months
2 Cluster randomised trials Not serious
Low risk of bias
Not serious Serious
Downgraded 1 level due to outcome dissimilarity.
None Not serious
No serious concerns regarding publication bias
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Moderate
CI: confidence interval; EBP: evidence‐based practice; EQ‐5D: European Quality of Life‐5 Dimensions.