Question · asked by 1 review
Habit reversal vs waiting list control: Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)
- Population
- People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer
- Intervention
- Habit reversal
- Comparison
- waiting list control
- Outcome
- Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)
Habit reversal treatment led to lower pain intensity compared with waiting-list control; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Habit reversal treatment vs Waiting-list control Pain intensity · People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer · Treatment completion Habit reversal treatment led to lower pain intensity compared with waiting-list control; GRADE not reported. Psychological therapies for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -1.31 [-1.97, -0.65] | 1 study · 20 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 for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2021-10 | Not listed | Not assessed |
Related questions
The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.
- Habit reversal vs waiting list control · Adults over 18 years of age with chronic orofacial pain (temporomandibular disorder (TMD)) · 1 review
How reviews are matched to this question
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