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Table 1 Effect of supervision on patient health outcomes

From: Does clinical supervision of healthcare professionals improve effectiveness of care and patient experience? A systematic review

Study

N

Measure

Method

Results: Supervision vs. Control (SMD > 0 favours supervision) (OR >1 favours supervision)

Bambling et al. 2006 [22]

103

Depression severity

Beck Depression Inventory

Skills Foci Supervision BDI

SMD 0.50 (95%CI 0.02 to 0.99)

Process Foci Supervision BDI

SMD 0.76 (95%CI 0.28 to 1.24)

Bradshaw et al. 2007 [23]

93

Psychiatric symptoms in individuals experiencing psychotic symptoms

Krawiecka, Goldberg and Vaughan symptom scale (KGV)

KGV Affective Symptoms

SMD 0.32 (95%CI −0.10 to 0.73)

KGV Positive Symptoms

SMD 0.48 (95%CI 0.06 to 0.90)

KGV Negative Symptoms

SMD 0.06 (95%CI −0.36 to 0.47)

KGV Total Symptom Score

SMD 0.47 (95%CI 0.06 to 0.89)

Couper et al. 2015 [26]

746

Neurologic Outcome

Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) Score; analysed dichotomously as good (CPC 1 or 2) OR poor (CPC 3, 4 or 5)

Good Neurologic Outcome

OR 1.02 (95%CI 0.70 to 1.48)

Martino et al. 2016 [24]

385

Days of primary substance abuse abstinence

Self-report of substance abuse utilising the substance use calendar

SMD −0.06 (95%CI −0.26 to 0.14)

Pozen et al. 1976 [25]

300

Faculty member ratings of patient outcomes, including patient symptoms function and health status

Medical record review, patient questionnaire and 8-month follow-up assessment

N/Sa

Wolfe et al. 2014 [27]

119

Neurologic Outcome

Paediatric Cerebral

Performance Category (PCPC) Score; analysed dichotomously as favourable (PCPC score 1–3 OR no change from admission score) or non-favourably (PCPC score 4–6)

Favourable Neurologic Outcome

OR 2.47 (95%CI 1.05 to 5.78)

  1. bold text, P < .05
  2. N/S non-significant
  3. ainsufficient data provided to calculate SMD/OR