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136 questions · 147 findings · 36 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 25 · 17%GRADE not reported 7 · 4.8%Very low 38 · 25.9%Low 52 · 35.4%Moderate 19 · 12.9%High 6 · 4.1%

Behavioural intervention vs minimal control

Smoking cessation · young people

Behavioural interventions showed no clear difference in individual counselling (in‐person) vs control Smoking cessation compared with minimal control (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Provision of cessation counselling Proportion of smokers counselled to quit · Smokers
1 finding from 1 review

Tricyclic antidepressants vs behavioural interventions

Number not achieving 14 consecutive dry nights at the end of treatment ‐ imipramine vs 3 step therapy + motivation/counselling + education · children with nocturnal enuresis

Tricyclics may leads to higher number not achieving 14 consecutive dry nights at the end of… compared with behavioural interventions (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tobacco cessation interventions vs placebo or usual care

Tobacco abstinence after counselling (counselling) · people in treatment for or recovery from alcohol or other drug dependency

Tobacco cessation interventions showed no clear difference in tobacco abstinence after counselling (counselling) compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tobacco cessation interventions vs placebo or usual care

Tobacco abstinence after combined counselling and pharmacotherapy (combined) · people in treatment for or recovery from alcohol or other drug dependency

Tobacco cessation interventions may leads to higher tobacco abstinence after combined counselling and pharmacotherapy… compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Individual psychological therapy vs another individual psychological therapy

Recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow categories or similar ‐ CBT versus IPT or FPDT at end of treatment periods · Adults and older adolescents with anorexia nervosa

It is very uncertain whether individual psychological therapy changes recovery not achieved according to Morgan and Russell narrow… compared with another individual psychological therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Individual counselling · Employees who smoke

The intervention probably leads to higher individual counselling (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapy vs control intervention

Improvement in pain scores—Ultrasound scan and counselling session versus 'wait and see' · women with chronic pelvic pain

Psychological therapy may leads to higher improvement in pain scores—Ultrasound scan and counselling session… compared with control interventions (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Enhanced patient referral vs simple patient referral

Re‐infection in index patient ‐ additional counselling vs. simple patient referral

Enhanced patient referral probably leads to lower re‐infection in index patient ‐ additional counselling vs. simple… compared with simple patient referral (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multicomponent motivational interviewing/self‐management intervention with a multi component education intervention vs telephone‐based individual educational counselling plus group education

Proportion of participants developing a new ulcer · s

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review