Welcome to our annual round up of all our publications in the Cochrane Library over the last year. In 2021 we published 10 new reviews, 5 updated review and 11 new protocols. These are all listed below along with any linked resources including Cochrane clinical answers, podcasts and videos of Cochrane EPOC / Cochrane Norway joint pop-up seminars from our YouTube channel.
Thanks to all the authors, editors, managing editors, information specialists and everyone else involved in all of our 2021 reviews.
Find all our published reviews on the Cochrane Library.
Additionally, a group of our authors and editors published a template and guidance for publishing an EPOC qualitative evidence synthesis in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
New reviews
Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings
Liying Jia, Qingyue Meng, Anthony Scott, Beibei Yuan, Lu Zhang
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011865.pub2/full
Integrated community case management of childhood illness in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Nicholas P Oliphant, Samuel Manda, Karen Daniels, Willem A Odendaal, Donela Besada, Mary Kinney, Emily White Johansson, Tanya Doherty
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012882.pub2/full
What are the effects? PDF summary
Healthcare stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of factors affecting the implementation of critical care telemedicine (CCT): qualitative evidence synthesis
Andreas Xyrichis, Katerina Iliopoulou, Nicola J Mackintosh, Suzanne Bench, Marius Terblanche, Julia Philippou, Jane Sandall
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012876.pub2/full
Implementation considerations PDF summary
Cochrane clinical answers:
What characteristics associated with interventions, individuals, and in‐hospital settings affect the implementation of critical care telemedicine (CCT)?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3635/full
Government regulation of private health insurance
Nkengafac Villyen Motaze, Primus Che Chi, Pierre Ongolo-Zogo, Jean Serge Ndongo, Charles S Wiysonge
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011512.pub2/full
Birth and death notification via mobile devices: a mixed methods systematic review
Lavanya Vasudevan, Claire Glenton, Nicholas Henschke, Nicola Maayan, John Eyers, Marita S Fønhus, Tigest Tamrat, Garrett L Mehl, Simon Lewin
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012909.pub2/full
What is the effect? And what are the implementation considerations? PDF summary
Cochrane clinical answers:
How does use of mobile phone devices impact birth and death notifications?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3790/full
What factors influence the implementation of birth and death notifications via mobile devices?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3791/full
Healthcare workers’ perceptions and experiences of communicating with people over 50 years of age about vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Claire Glenton, Benedicte Carlsen, Simon Lewin, Manuela Dominique Wennekes, Brita Askeland Winje, Renske Eilers, on behalf of the VITAL consortium
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013706.pub2/full
Implementation considerations PDF summary: English | Norwegian
Cochrane clinical answers:
What are healthcare workers' (HCWs’) perceptions and experiences in communicating with older adults (≥ 50 years) about vaccination?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3803/full
Decision‐support tools via mobile devices to improve quality of care in primary healthcare settings
Smisha Agarwal, Claire Glenton, Tigest Tamrat, Nicholas Henschke, Nicola Maayan, Marita S Fønhus, Garrett L Mehl, Simon Lewin
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012944.pub2/full
What are the effects? PDF summary
Cochrane clinical answers:
Does a mobile clinical decision‐support system (CDSS) help improve the quality of primary health care?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3745/full
Routine provision of feedback from patient‐reported outcome measurements to healthcare providers and patients in clinical practice
Chris Gibbons, Ian Porter, Daniela C Gonçalves-Bradley, Stanimir Stoilov, Ignacio Ricci-Cabello, Elena Tsangaris, Jaheeda Gangannagaripalli, Antoinette Davey, Elizabeth J Gibbons, Anna Kotzeva, Jonathan Evans, Philip J van der Wees, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Joanne Greenhalgh, Peter Bower, Jordi Alonso, Jose M Valderas
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011589.pub2/full
Factors that influence parents' and informal caregivers' views and practices regarding routine childhood vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Sara Cooper, Bey-Marrié Schmidt, Evanson Z Sambala, Alison Swartz, Christopher J Colvin, Natalie Leon, Charles S Wiysonge
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013265.pub2/full
Implementation considerations PDF summary: English | Spanish
Cochrane clinical answers:
What factors influence parents' and informal caregivers' views and practices regarding routine childhood vaccination?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3886/full
Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings
Agustín Ciapponi, Simon E Fernandez Nievas, Mariana Seijo, María Belén Rodríguez, Valeria Vietto, Herney A García-Perdomo, Sacha Virgilio, Ana V Fajreldines, Josep Tost, Christopher J Rose, Ezequiel Garcia-Elorrio
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009985.pub2/full
Updated reviews
Hospital at home: home‐based end‐of‐life care
Sasha Shepperd, Daniela C Gonçalves-Bradley, Sharon E Straus, Bee Wee
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009231.pub3/full
Cochrane clinical answers:
For terminally ill adults, how does home‐based end‐of‐life care compare with usual care?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3644/full
Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Karin Diaconu, Jennifer Falconer, Adrian Verbel, Atle Fretheim, Sophie Witter
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD007899.pub3/full
What are the effects? PDF summary
Cochrane clinical answers:
Does paying for performance (P4P) improve delivery of health interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3736/full
How does paying for performance (P4P) compare with alternative interventions for improving delivery of health interventions in low‐ and middle‐income countries?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3737/full
YouTube pop-up seminar:
Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Nadja van Ginneken, Weng Yee Chin, Yen Chian Lim, Amin Ussif, Rakesh Singh, Ujala Shahmalak, Marianna Purgato, Antonio Rojas-García, Eleonora Uphoff, Sarah McMullen, Hakan Safaralilo Foss, Ambika Thapa Pachya, Laleh Rashidian, Anna Borghesani, Nicholas Henschke, Lee-Yee Chong, Simon Lewin
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009149.pub3/full
What are the effects? PDF summary
Cochrane clinical answers:
For adults in low‐ and middle‐income countries living with mental disorders, perinatal depression, or post‐traumatic stress disorder, what are the effects of lay health worker (LHW)‐led interventions?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3884/full
For adults in low‐ and middle‐income countries living with common mental disorders, perinatal depression, or post‐traumatic stress disorder, what are the effects of primary health care worker (PHCW)‐led interventions?
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cca/doi/10.1002/cca.3885/full
Podcast: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009149.pub3/related-content/podcast/75397/
Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Louise Forsetlund, Mary Ann O'Brien, Lisa Forsén, Leah Mwai, Liv Merete Reinar, Mbah P Okwen, Tanya Horsley, Christopher J Rose
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003030.pub3/full
What are the effects? PDF summary
Early warning systems and rapid response systems for the prevention of patient deterioration on acute adult hospital wards
Jennifer McGaughey, Dean A Fergusson, Peter Van Bogaert, Louise Rose
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005529.pub3/full
Protocols
Collective leadership to improve professional practice, healthcare outcomes, and staff well‐being
Jaqueline Alcantara Marcelino Silva, Heloise Fernandes Agreli, Reema Harrison, Marina Peduzzi, Vivian Aline Mininel, Andreas Xyrichis
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013850/full
Models for delivery and co‐ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged care facilities
Polina Putrik, Liesl Grobler, Aislinn Lalor, Jonathan Karnon, Deborah Parker, Mark Morgan, Rachelle Buchbinder, Denise O'Connor
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013880/full
Factors influencing the implementation of early discharge hospital at home and admission avoidance hospital at home: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Emma Gearon, Denise O'Connor, Jason Wallis, Jia Xi Han, Sasha Shepperd, Petra Makela, Gary Disher, Rachelle Buchbinder
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014765/full
Effects of computerised clinical decision support systems (CDSS) on nursing and allied health professional performance and patient outcomes
Teumzghi F Mebrahtu, Karen Bloor, Alison Ledward, Anne-Maree Keenan, Deirdre Andre, Rebecca Randell, Sarah Skyrme, Huiqin Yang, Henry King, Carl A Thompson
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014699/full
Primary‐level and community worker interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of well‐being in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Marianna Purgato, Jibril O Abdulmalik, Eleonora Prina, Caterina Ceccarelli, Wietse A Tol, Nadja van Ginneken, Eleonora Uphoff, Davide Papola, Francesco Amaddeo, Rachel Churchill, Mark JD Jordans, Crick Lund, Corrado Barbui
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014722/full
Acute assessment services for patient flow assistance in hospital emergency departments
Victoria M Shaw, An Yu, Matthew Parsons, Tava Olsen, Cameron Walker
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014553/full
Factors that influence the provision of postnatal care by health workers: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Susan Munabi-Babigumira, Simon Lewin, Claire Glenton, Marcela Velez, Daniela C Gonçalves-Bradley, Meghan A Bohren
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014790/full
Patient navigator programmes for children and adolescents with chronic diseases
Rowena Lalji, Anna Francis, Rabia Khalid, Chandana Guha, David W Johnson, Germaine Wong
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014688/full
Community care navigation intervention for people who are at‐risk of unplanned hospital presentations
Rebecca K Pang, Carolina D Weller, Velandai Srikanth, Brendan Shannon, Nadine E Andrew
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014713/full
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment guided treatment versus usual care for older adults aged 60 years and above with cancer
Zhi Xuan Ng, Huili Zheng, Matthew Zhixuan Chen, Yu Yang Soon, Francis Ho
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014875/full
Interventions to improve vaccination uptake among adults
Anelisa Jaca, Masibulele Sishuba, Julie C Jacobson Vann, Charles S Wiysonge, Duduzile Ndwandwe
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD015057/full
Updated 10 January 2022