| Quality assessment | No of patients | Effect | Quality | Importance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of studies | Design | Risk of bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Other considerations | Electronic | Routine | Relative (95% CI) | Absolute | ||
| Staff satisfaction (Better indicated by higher values) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | observational studies | serious1 | no serious inconsistency | no serious indirectness | no serious imprecision | none | 1058 | 78 | - | MD 0.17 higher (0.33 lower to 0.67 higher) |
⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW | IMPORTANT |
| Avoidable adverse events (medications administered as prescribed) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | observational studies | serious1 | no serious inconsistency | no serious indirectness | no serious imprecision | none |
149/151 (98.7%) | 97.7% | RR 1.01 (0.98 to 1.04) | 10 more per 1000 (from 20 fewer to 39 more) |
⨁◯◯◯ VERY LOW | CRITICAL |
All non-randomised studies automatically downgraded due to selection bias. Studies may be further downgraded by 1 increment if other factors suggest additional high risk of bias, or 2 increments if other factors suggest additional very high risk of bias
From: Chapter 32, Structured patient handovers
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