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Table 1 Effectiveness of specific intervention components
| n | Total comparisons OR (95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total effect | 81 | 2.13 (1.72–2.65) | |
| Single interventions | 22 | 2.18 (1.62–2.94) | |
| Multifaceted interventions | 59 | 1.77 (1.36–2.31) | |
| Single intervention strategies | |||
| Reminders | 18 | 2.14 (1.49–3.07) | |
| Feedback | 4 | 2.33 (1.32–4.10) | |
| Components of multifaceted intervention strategies | n | Unadjusted Odds ratios OR (95%CI) | Adjusted Odds ratios # OR (95%CI) |
| Educational meeting (ab) | 34 | 1.98 (1.39–2.82) | 0.66 (0.25–1.76) |
| Educational material (bc) | 41 | 2.13 (1.60–2.84) | 1.84 (1.09–3.11) |
| Consensus meeting (ad) | 6 | 1.35 (0.73–2.49) | 0.76 (0.56–1.04) |
| Reminders (ac) | 54 | 2.10 (1.61–2.75) | 1.92 (1.39–2.65) |
| Feedback (ac) | 20 | 2.01 (1.28–3.18) | 2.50 (1.38–4.52) |
| Patient mediated (abc) | 12 | 2.00 (1.08–3.70) | 0.64 (0.16–2.54) |
| Outreach | 2 | 1.67 (0.70–4.01) | Na |
| Opinion leader | 5 | 1.51 (1.13–2.02) | na |
| Revision of professional roles (abc) | 13 | 2.57 (1.13–5.87) | 9.78 (3.22–29.70) |
| Financial | 3 | 3.16 (0.40–24.9) | Na |
| Organisational (abce) | 15 | 1.89 (1.12–3.20) | 8.41 (0.81–87.2) |
