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Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care: Functional impairment ‐ not measured
- Population
- adults with common mental disorders
- Intervention
- Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions
- Comparison
- usual care
- Outcome
- Functional impairment ‐ not measured
Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions showed no clear difference in functional impairment/disability ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months… compared with usual care (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care Functional impairment/disability ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) Measured by WHODAS 2.0 (higher score = higher disability) · adults with common mental disorders (CMDs) Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions showed no clear difference in functional impairment/disability ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months… compared with usual care (low certainty). 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 | 3 studies · 1399 participants | 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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