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Avatar Therapy vs treatment

Mental state: 2. Positive symptoms ‐ average endpoint score PANSS positive subscore · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 19 participants
Very low

Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term)

Global state: relapse (rehospitalised) · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term)

Behaviour: Leaving the study early (short‐term) · schizophrenia or related disorders

Avatar Therapy probably leads to higher leaving study early: for any reason – short term compared with supportive counselling (all short‐term) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.06
1 study · 150 participants
Moderate

Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term)

Anxiety (adverse effect, post‐intervention) · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term)

Quality of Life Manchester Short Assessment (MANSA) · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 120 participants
Low

Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term)

Functioning: clinically important change · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Avatar Therapy vs treatment

Mental state: specific – insight – average attitude to voices score (BAVQ‐R, high = poor) – short term · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 19 participants
Very low

Avatar Therapy vs treatment

Global state: relapse (rehospitalised) – short term · schizophrenia or related disorders

Avatar Therapy showed no clear difference in global state: relapse (rehospitalised) – short term compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RD 0
1 study · 19 participants
Low

Avatar Therapy vs treatment

Leaving the study early · schizophrenia or related disorders

Avatar Therapy showed no clear difference in leaving study early: for any reason compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 11.27 [0.7, 181.41]
1 study · 26 participants
Low

Avatar Therapy vs treatment

Adverse events – anxiety – after first session – short term · schizophrenia or related disorders

Avatar Therapy showed no clear difference in adverse events – anxiety – after first session – short term compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5.54 [0.34, 89.8]
1 study · 19 participants
Low

Avatar Therapy vs treatment

QoL · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 19 participants
Very low

Avatar Therapy vs treatment

Functioning: clinically important change · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term)

Mental state · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 124 participants
Low

Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term)

Mental state: specific – insight – average attitude to voices score (BAVQ‐R, high = poor) – short term · schizophrenia or related disorders

1 finding from 1 review

Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 124 participants
Low