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Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care: Prevalence of PTSD
- Population
- adults with post‐traumatic stress and CMDs
- Intervention
- Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions
- Comparison
- usual care
- Outcome
- Prevalence of PTSD
It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led psychological interventions changes prevalence of PTSD ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months) Diagnosis… compared with usual care (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care Prevalence of PTSD ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months) Diagnosis defined by fulfilment of PTSD diagnostic criteria using the PCL‐5a; fulfilment of DSM‐IV PTSD diagnostic criteria using the CIDIb (RR < 1 denotes lower prevalence compared to control) · adults with post‐traumatic stress and CMDs It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led psychological interventions changes prevalence of PTSD ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months) Diagnosis… compared with usual care (very low certainty). Primary‐level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low‐… (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.77 [0.3, 2] | 2 studies · 380 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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