Author and year | EPHPP global rating | Total score | Did intervention reduce patient delay significantly? |
RCTs (n=7) | |||
Blank and Smithkline | 3 | 12/18 | No |
Boden-Albala et al,34 2015 | 1 | 8/18 | No |
Dracup et al,15 2009 | 2 | 8/18 | No |
Luepker et al,31 2000 | 2 | 9/18 | No |
Meischke et al,32 1997 | 3 | 11/15 | No |
Mooney et al,10 2014 | 1 | 7/18 | Yes |
Müller-Nordhorn et al,33 2009 | 2 | 8/18 | Yes |
Controlled before and after studies (n=3) | |||
Morgenstern et al,35 2002 | NA | 6/12 | No |
Rowley et al,36 1982 | NA | 10/12 | Yes |
Xin-gang et al,37 2013 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Uncontrolled before and after studies /ITS (n=26) | |||
Addo et al,66 2012 | NA | 9/12 | No |
Alberts et al,59 1992 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Barsan et al,60 1994 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Bett et al,45 2005 | NA | 9/12 | No |
Bett et al,46 1993 | NA | 10/12 | No |
Black and Brown,62 1973 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Breuer et al,54 1999 | NA | 8/12 | Yes |
Camerlingo et al,64 2014 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Diercks et al,56 2010 | NA | 10/12 | No |
Gaspoz et al,48 1996 | NA | 10/12 | Yes |
Herlitz et al,55 1992 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Ho et al,1 1989 | NA | 10/12 | No |
Hodgson et al,38 2007 | NA | 8/12 | Yes |
Luiz et al,49 2001 | NA | 8/12 | Yes |
Maeso-Madronero et al,52 2000 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Mellon et al,40 2014 | NA | 9/12 | No |
Mitic and Perkins,57 1984 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Moses et al,67 1991 | NA | 9/12 | No |
Naegeli et al,63 2011 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Nishijima et al,65 2016 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Rau et al,53 2008 | NA | 8/12 | No |
Rustige et al,41 1992 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Thomassen et al,50 1999 | NA | 10/12 | No |
Waters et al,47 1983 | NA | 8/12 | No |
Wolters et al,51 2015 | NA | 9/12 | Yes |
Wright et al,58 2001 | NA | 8/12 | No |
Post-test only (n=2) | |||
Bray et al,44 2015 | NA | 10/12 | Yes |
Månsson et al,43 1999 | NA | 11/12 | No |
Case–control study (n=1) | |||
Tummala and Farshid,42 2015 | NA | 9/12 | No |
EPHPP, Effective Public Health Practice Project; ITS, interrupted time series; NA, not available; RCTs, randomised controlled trials.