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Spiritual practice vs usual care: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI); higher score means more depression

It is very uncertain whether spiritual practice changes depression (any severity, including mild, moderate and severe… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

What each review found

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Spiritual practice vs usual care
Depression (any severity, including mild, moderate and severe depression) Investigators measured depression using different instruments: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). A higher score is indicative of more depres... · people with ESKD
It is very uncertain whether spiritual practice changes depression (any severity, including mild, moderate and severe… compared with usual care (very low certainty).
Psychosocial interventions for preventing and treating depression in dialysis patients (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 116 participantsVery low

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The reviews

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Psychosocial interventions for preventing and treating depression in dialysis patients
2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

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