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46 questions · 46 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 10 · 21.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 15 · 32.6%Low 15 · 32.6%Moderate 6 · 13%High 0 · 0%

Lay health worker‐ vs enhanced usual care

Clinical recovery ‐ harmful or dependent alcohol use (1 to 6 months post intervention) Defined by AUDIT score < 8 (RR > 1 denotes higher likelihood of recovery) · adult patients with alcohol dependence

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led interventions changes clinical recovery ‐ harmful or dependent alcohol use (1 to 6 months… compared with enhanced usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐ vs enhanced usual care

Clinical symptoms ‐ alcohol use (1 to 6 months post intervention) · adult patients with alcohol dependence

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led interventions changes clinical symptoms ‐ alcohol use (1 to 6 months post intervention) compared with enhanced usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐ vs enhanced usual care

Clinical symptoms ‐ depression (1 to 6 months post intervention) · adult patients with alcohol dependence

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led interventions changes clinical symptoms ‐ depression (1 to 6 months post intervention) compared with enhanced usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐ vs enhanced usual care

Functional impairment · adult patients with alcohol dependence

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

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐ vs enhanced usual care

Service utilisation ‐ Unplanned hospitalisation in past 12 months (RR > 1 denotes higher risk of hospitalisation) · adult patients with alcohol dependence

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led interventions changes service utilisation ‐ Unplanned hospitalisation in past 12 months… compared with enhanced usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐ vs enhanced usual care

Adverse events ‐ death in past 12 months (RR > 1 denotes higher risk of death) · adult patients with alcohol dependence

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led interventions changes adverse events ‐ death in past 12 months (RR > 1 denotes higher risk… compared with enhanced usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychosocial interventions vs enhanced usual care

Depression recovery ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) · women with perinatal depression

Lay health worker‐led psychosocial interventions may leads to higher recovery from depression ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post… compared with enhanced usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychosocial interventions vs enhanced usual care

Depression symptoms ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) GHQ‐12a; PHQ‐9d,e,f; self‐reporting questionnaireh (higher score = higher severity) · women with perinatal depression
1 finding from 1 review