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Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care: PTS symptoms ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) PCL‐5a,d,e; PCL‐6f; Post‐traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scaleb (higher score = higher severity)

Population: adults with post‐traumatic stress and CMDs
Intervention: Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions
Comparison: usual care
Outcome: PTS symptoms ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) PCL‐5a,d,e; PCL‐6f; Post‐traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scaleb (higher score = higher severity)

What each review found

Finding	Effect	Studies	GRADE certainty
Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care PTS symptoms ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) PCL‐5a,d,e; PCL‐6f; Post‐traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scaleb (higher score = higher severity) · adults with post‐traumatic stress and CMDs Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐… (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only	no estimate extracted	5 studies · 2045 participants	Very low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

Review	Searched up to	Included studies	AMSTAR 2
Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only	Not reported	Not extracted	Not assessed

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