Question · asked by 1 review
CBT vs control: Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)
- Population
- children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain
- Intervention
- CBT
- Comparison
- control
- Outcome
- Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Cognitive behavioural therapy vs control Pain intensity: postintervention Lower score equals less pain. · children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 405 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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