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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
286 questions in 57 reviews · Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems
current versionsNo studies 286 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings: focused playtime intervention vs treatment Non‐core aspects of behaviour and function · minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder Communication interventions for autism spectrum disorder in minimally verbal children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: focused playtime intervention vs treatment CI: confidence interval. · minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder Communication interventions for autism spectrum disorder in minimally verbal children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: Trihexyphenidyl vs placebo Quality of life · children with dystonic cerebral palsy Trihexyphenidyl for dystonia in cerebral palsy (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention Compliance with treatment · children up to 5 years of age with a communication difficulty associated with any non‐progressive motor disorder… Parent‐mediated communication interventions for improving the communication skills of preschool children… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention Adverse events · children up to 5 years of age with a communication difficulty associated with any non‐progressive motor disorder… Parent‐mediated communication interventions for improving the communication skills of preschool children… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention Child outcomes · children up to 5 years of age with a communication difficulty associated with any non‐progressive motor disorder… Parent‐mediated communication interventions for improving the communication skills of preschool children… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention Children's generic participation: social · children up to 5 years of age with a communication difficulty associated with any non‐progressive motor disorder… Parent‐mediated communication interventions for improving the communication skills of preschool children… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention Parent outcomes · children up to 5 years of age with a communication difficulty associated with any non‐progressive motor disorder… Parent‐mediated communication interventions for improving the communication skills of preschool children… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention Satisfaction of child and family with treatment · children up to 5 years of age with a communication difficulty associated with any non‐progressive motor disorder… Parent‐mediated communication interventions for improving the communication skills of preschool children… (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings: lipid‐based nutrient supplements (LNS) vs multiple micronutrients (MMN) Maternal mortality (measured at six weeks postpartum) · pregnant women Lipid‐based nutrient supplements for maternal, birth, and infant developmental outcomes (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Task‐oriented interventions vs no intervention Measures of impairment (e.g. sensation, physical fitness) · children with DCD Task‐oriented interventions for children with developmental co‐ordination disorder (2017) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Standardised tests of reading, writing, spelling or mathematics skills (overall) · children with specific learning disorders Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for children with specific learning disorders (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Cognitive function, as measured by trial authors · menstruating women (non‐pregnant women of reproductive age) Daily iron supplementation for improving anaemia, iron status and health in menstruating women (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR All‐cause mortality, over the course of the study · menstruating women (non‐pregnant women of reproductive age) Daily iron supplementation for improving anaemia, iron status and health in menstruating women (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Reduce hip migration/hip problems · Children with cerebral palsy Sleep positioning systems for children with cerebral palsy (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Effect on quality of life of child and family · Children with cerebral palsy Sleep positioning systems for children with cerebral palsy (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Effect on physical functioning · Children with cerebral palsy Sleep positioning systems for children with cerebral palsy (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse effects · Children with cerebral palsy Sleep positioning systems for children with cerebral palsy (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
L‐acetylcarnitine vs placebo Outcomes: Behaviour or social performance · people being treated for fragile X syndrome L‐acetylcarnitine for treating fragile X syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison 2: memantine vs placebo Carer stress · people with Down syndrome Pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline in people with Down syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison 2: memantine vs placebo Institutional/home care · people with Down syndrome Pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline in people with Down syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison 2: memantine vs placebo Death · people with Down syndrome Pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline in people with Down syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison 1: donepezil vs placebo Carer stress · people with Down syndrome Pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline in people with Down syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison 1: donepezil vs placebo Institutional/home care · people with Down syndrome Pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline in people with Down syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison 1: donepezil vs placebo Death · people with Down syndrome Pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline in people with Down syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR CI: confidence interval. · adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Immediate-release methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Primary: Child Intellectual development (attainment of educational goals) · children younger than five years of age Centre‐based day care for children younger than five years of age in low‐ and middle‐income countries (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Secondary: Child behaviour · children younger than five years of age Centre‐based day care for children younger than five years of age in low‐ and middle‐income countries (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Secondary: Disrupted child attachment · children younger than five years of age Centre‐based day care for children younger than five years of age in low‐ and middle‐income countries (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Secondary: Paid parental employment · children younger than five years of age Centre‐based day care for children younger than five years of age in low‐ and middle‐income countries (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Physical health · adolescents and young adults (aged 12‐25 years) Educational and skills‐based interventions for preventing relationship and dating violence in adolescents… (2013) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Psychosocial health · adolescents and young adults (aged 12‐25 years) Educational and skills‐based interventions for preventing relationship and dating violence in adolescents… (2013) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Zinc vs placebo Cognition scores · infants and children Zinc supplementation for mental and motor development in children (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Zinc vs placebo Intelligence quotient · infants and children Zinc supplementation for mental and motor development in children (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Zinc vs placebo Adverse effects · infants and children Zinc supplementation for mental and motor development in children (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Primary outcomes and adverse effects · Preschool children from socially disadvantaged families Home‐based child development interventions for preschool children from socially disadvantaged families (2011) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |