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Table 3 Features of included interventions

From: Public target interventions to reduce the inappropriate use of medicines or medical procedures: a systematic review

First author, year

Gov’t support

Policy

Professional target

Public target

Multilingual

Letters to doctors

Educational meetings (academic detailing)

Written materials

Clinical practice guidelines

Prescribing feedback

Physician financial incentives

TV

Video

Newsletters/mails

Poster

Radio

Press conferences

Newspapers or advertisements (including bill boards, bus signs)

Websites

Informational written materials (including pamphlets/brochures)

Education meetings

Mascots

School program (including peer-education)

Family and friends

Decision-aid/enabling tools

Other mass media campaign activities

 

Belongia, 2001

Yes

 

X

X

X

X

     

X

    

X

X

     

NR

Belongia, 2005

Yes

 

X

X

X

X

  

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

   

X

Yes

Bernier, 2014

Yes

 

X

X

X

X

  

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

    

X

NR

Cebotarenco, 2008

No

        

X

 

X

  

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

NR

Finkelstein, 2001

Yes

  

X

X

X

X

   

X

    

X

X

      

NR

Finkelstein, 2008

Yes

  

X

X

X

X

   

X

    

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

NR

Formoso, 2013

Yes

 

X

     

X

  

X

X

 

X

X

X

      

NR

Fuertes, 2010

Yes

       

X

      

X

       

NR

Gonzales, 2004

Yes

   

X

X

    

X

X

   

X

X

   

X

  

Yes

Gonzales, 2005

Yes

   

X

X

    

X

X

   

X

X

   

X

  

Yes

Gonzales, 2008

Yes

 

X

        

X

X

 

X

X

X

     

X

Yes

Hennessy, 2002

Yes

  

X

      

X

    

X

X

X

     

NR

Kliemann, 2016

Yes

X

                     

NA

Lambert, 2007

Yes

       

X

  

X

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

   

X

NR

Lee, 2017

No

               

X

X

     

Yes

Mainous, 2009

No

           

X

 

X

 

X

      

Yes

McNuty, 2010

Yes

 

X

 

X

X

     

X

  

X

 

X

      

NR

Perz, 2002

Yes

  

X

X

X

  

X

 

X

X

  

X

 

X

X

    

X

NR

Sabuncu, 2009

Yes

 

X

X

X

X

  

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

    

X

NR

Santa-Ana-Tellez, 2013

Yes

X

                     

NA

Santa-Ana-Tellez, 2015

Yes

X

                     

NA

Taylor, 2005

Yes

        

X

      

X

      

NR

Trepka, 2001

Yes

 

X

X

X

X

     

X

  

X

 

X

X

     

NR

Wirtz, 2013

Yes

X

                     

NA

Wutzke, 2007

Yes

 

X

X

X

 

X

 

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

    

X

NR

Beshears, 2013

Yes

         

X

            

NR

O’Malley, 2006

No

  

X

   

X

  

X

 

X

X

X

X

      

X

NR

Sedjo, 2009

No

  

X

      

X

     

X

      

NR

Vallès, 2003

No

               

X

X

     

NR

Hasak, 2018

No

              

X

X

      

NR

Lawrence, 2019

No

        

X

      

X

    

X

 

NR

Maughan, 2016

No

               

X

    

X

 

NR

Rose, 2016

No

               

X

      

NR

Spoth, 2008

No

              

X

   

X

X

  

NR

Spoth, 2013

No

              

X

   

X

X

  

NR

Eden, 2014

No

               

X

    

X

 

Yes

Fraser, 1997

Yes

               

X

X

  

X

  

Yes

Hassani, 2016

No

                

X

     

NR

Montgomery, 2007

No

              

X

     

X

 

NR

Navaee, 2015

No

               

X

X

  

X

  

NR

Sharifirad, 2013

No

               

X

X

  

X

  

NR

Shorten, 2005

No

               

X

    

X

 

NR

Valiani, 2014

No

               

X

X

  

X

  

NR

  1. NR not reported