Table 6 Grading of body of evidence for effectiveness of other interventions. Question: Do interventions (other than short treatment, incentives or social intervention) result in higher initiation, adherence, or completion rates than usual care in individuals eligible for LTBI treatment?
Quality assessment | n/N = % | Effect | Quality | Importance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No of studies (No of participants) | Design | Population treatment interventiona | Risk of bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Other considerations | Other intervention | OR (95 % CI) | Absolutea (per 1000 (95 % CI)) | ||
Usual care | ||||||||||||
Initiation | ||||||||||||
1 (107) [59] | Observational study | Healthcare workers H | Not seriousb | Not serious | Not serious | Seriousc | 32/62 = 52 % | 8.8 (3.1–23) | 413 (168–631) | ⊕OOO Very low | Critical | |
Use of IGRAs | 5/45 = 11 % | |||||||||||
Adherence | ||||||||||||
0 (0) | No evidence available | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Critical |
Completion | ||||||||||||
0 (0) | No evidence available | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Critical |