Question · asked by 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care: Service utilisation

Population
adults with common mental disorders
Intervention
Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions
Comparison
usual care
Outcome
Service utilisation

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led psychological interventions changes service utilisation (1 to 6 months post intervention) compared with usual care (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care
Service utilisation (1 to 6 months post intervention) · adults with common mental disorders (CMDs)
It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led psychological interventions changes service utilisation (1 to 6 months post intervention) 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 0.43 [0.11, 1.66]1 study · 493 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 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 reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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