Table 10 Professional interventions: Appraisal of systematic review (AMSTAR) scores and intervention effectiveness ratings by research team
Intervention cluster and systematic review first author (year) | Scores and ratings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | AMSTAR (1 to 11) | Research team ratings | |
| Â | Â | Mean | SD |
Educational outreach visit & audit and feedback interventions | |||
   Goldberg (2007b) [36] | 3 | 4.6 | 0.89 |
   O'Brien (2007) [44] | 8 | 4.8 | 1.17 |
   Goldberg (2007c) [36] | 3 | 3.8 | 0.98 |
   Jamtvedt (2006) [40] | 8 | 4.7 | 0.82 |
   Overall mean score | 5.5 | 4.5 | |
IT/IM/informatic interventions | |||
   Goldberg (2007d) [36] | 3 | 3.7 | 0.52 |
   Garg (2005) [34] | 5 | 5.3 | 0.52 |
   Ammenwerth (2008) [23] | 6 | 5.7 | 0.52 |
   Beach (2006a) [25] | 5 | 5.7 | 1.03 |
   Shojania (2009) [50] | 8 | 4.7 | 0.52 |
   Overall mean score | 5.4 | 5.0 | |
Local opinion leader interventions | |||
   Doumit (2007) [31] | 7 | 4.3 | 0.82 |
Tailored interventions | |||
   Baker (2010) [24] | 7 | 4.8 | 1.47 |
Clinical pathway interventions | |||
   Rotter (2010)a [46] | -- | NA | NA |
Guidelines for professions allied to medicine | |||
   Thomas (2009)a [53] | -- | NA | NA |
Discharge planning from hospital to home | |||
   Shepperd (2010)a [49] | -- | NA | NA |