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CBT vs TAU: Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 30% improvement) (Higher scores indicate improvement)

Population
chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
Intervention
CBT
Comparison
TAU
Outcome
Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 30% improvement) (Higher scores indicate improvement)

CBT probably leads to higher pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 30% improvement) (Higher… compared with TAU (post‐treatment) (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
CBT vs TAU (post‐treatment)
Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 30% improvement) (Higher scores indicate improvement) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
CBT probably leads to higher pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 30% improvement) (Higher… compared with TAU (post‐treatment) (moderate certainty).
Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.15 [1.62, 2.85]5 studies · 1347 participantsModerate

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Psychological therapies delivered remotely for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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