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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

897 questions · 966 findings · 73 reviews

No studies found 269 · 27.8%GRADE not reported 101 · 10.5%Very low 284 · 29.4%Low 180 · 18.6%Moderate 107 · 11.1%High 25 · 2.6%

Psychological therapy vs Waitlist/Usual Care

Secondary outcome: acceptability of treatment · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms

Psychological therapy probably leads to lower acceptability 1 ‐ proportion of participants withdrawing during… compared with usual care or waiting list (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapy vs Waitlist/Usual Care

Global Impressions scale change item (CGI‐I or similar): no. of responders (acute phase) · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms

Psychological therapy may leads to higher treatment response at end of treatment CGI‐improvement/Global… compared with usual care or waiting list (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapy vs enhanced or structured care

Secondary outcome: acceptability of treatment · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms

Psychological therapy showed no clear difference in acceptability 1 ‐ proportion of participants withdrawing during… compared with enhanced or structured care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review