CBT vs TAU: Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 50% improvement)
- Population
- chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
- Intervention
- CBT
- Comparison
- TAU
- Outcome
- Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 50% improvement)
CBT may leads to higher pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 50% improvement) (Higher… compared with TAU (post‐treatment) (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
CBT vs TAU (post‐treatment) Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 50% improvement) (Higher scores indicate improvement) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults CBT may leads to higher pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 50% improvement) (Higher… compared with TAU (post‐treatment) (low certainty). Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 2.31 [1.14, 4.66] | 4 studies · 1229 participants | Low |
CBT vs TAU (at follow‐up) Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 50 % improvement) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
Related questions
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