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Table 3 Taxonomy of outcomes for communication and participation

From: Building blocks for meta-synthesis: data integration tables for summarising, mapping, and synthesising evidence on interventions for communicating with health consumers

Consumer oriented outcomes

   Knowledge and understanding

   Communication

   Patient involvement in care process

   Evaluation of care

   Support

   Skills acquisition

   Health status and well being

   Health behaviour

   Treatment outcomes

Health care provider oriented outcomes

   Knowledge and understanding

   Consultation processes

Health service delivery oriented outcomes

   Service delivery level

   Related to research

   Societal or governmental

  1. Source: 'Outcomes of interest to the Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group', published at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/cochrane/assets/downloads/Outcomes.pdf