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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

240 questions · 252 findings · 97 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 51 · 20.2%GRADE not reported 22 · 8.7%Very low 89 · 35.3%Low 59 · 23.4%Moderate 29 · 11.5%High 2 · 0.8%

Educational intervention vs usual care or attention control

Depression (at the end of the educational intervention) · patients with cancer‐related fatigue (adults)

It is very uncertain whether educational interventions changes depression (at the end of the educational intervention) compared with control (usual care or attention control) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Resilience interventions vs controls

Mental health and well‐being: depressionMeasured by: investigators measured depression using different instruments; lower scores mean lower depression Timing of outcome assessment: post‐intervention · healthcare students, including students in training for health professions delivering direct medical care (e.g. medical students, nursing…
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

Interventions for involving patients in decision‐making about their health care vs usual care

Depression (6 months or more) MADRS measured 6 months after intervention (Aljumah 2015). PHQ‐9 measured 6 months after intervention (LeBlanc 2015). QIDS‐J measured 6 months after intervention (Aoki 2019a). Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HA... · patients with mental health disorders
1 finding from 1 review

Community professional‐led interventions vs no care

Depression symptoms (1 to 6 months post intervention) Beck Depression Inventorye; Oxford Measure of Psychosocial Adjustmentd (higher score = higher severity) · children/adolescents with post‐traumatic stress and related depressive/anxiety symptoms
1 finding from 1 review

Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator

Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Universal programmes) ‐ self‐rated depression scores (higher score is equivalent to a poorer outcome) · Children or adolescents
1 finding from 1 review

Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator

Diagnosis of depression · Children or adolescents

Evidence‐based psychological interventions probably leads to lower evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator… compared with any comparator (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review