What do systematic reviews say?

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION may leads to lower relapse: 1. Relapse for any reason ‐ long term compared with STANDARD CARE (low certainty).

• Psychoeducation for schizophrenia 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.73 [0.62, 0.85]
  6 studies · 790 participants
  Low

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION changes compliance: Not compliant with medication compared with STANDARD CARE (very low certainty).

• Psychoeducation for schizophrenia 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.48 [0.31, 0.75]
  3 studies · 282 participants
  Very low

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION changes compliance: 2a. With compared with STANDARD CARE (very low certainty).

• Psychoeducation for schizophrenia 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.77 [0.48, 1.23]
  2 studies · 172 participants
  Very low

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION showed no clear difference in compliance: 2b. With compared with STANDARD CARE (low certainty).

• Psychoeducation for schizophrenia 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.63 [0.38, 1.04]
  2 studies · 206 participants
  Low

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION may leads to lower relapse: 2. Relapse with readmission ‐ long term compared with STANDARD CARE (low certainty).

• Psychoeducation for schizophrenia 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.71 [0.56, 0.89]
  2 studies · 206 participants
  Low

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION may leads to lower satisfaction with mental health services: 3. binary outcome ‐ medium… compared with STANDARD CARE (low certainty).

• Psychoeducation for schizophrenia 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.4 [0.17, 0.96]
  1 study · 116 participants
  Low

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

ANY FORM OF PSYCHOEDUCATION showed no clear difference in adverse event: Death ‐ long term compared with STANDARD CARE (low certainty).

• Psychoeducation for schizophrenia 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.39 [0.24, 8.11]
  2 studies · 344 participants
  Low

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION probably leads to lower relapse: 1. Relapse for any reason ‐ medium term compared with for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION (moderate certainty).

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.7 [0.52, 0.93]
  4 studies · 406 participants
  Moderate

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs CBT

It is very uncertain whether ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION changes relapse: Relapse for any reason (medium term) compared with CBT (very low certainty).

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.67 [0.62, 4.48]
  1 study · 88 participants
  Very low

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION probably leads to lower compliance: 1a. With medication ‐ non‐compliance ‐ short term compared with for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION (moderate certainty).

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.63 [0.41, 0.96]
  3 studies · 448 participants
  Moderate

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 101 participants
  Very low

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 60 participants
  Very low

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 118 participants
  Low

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 62 participants
  Low

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs usual care

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION showed no clear difference in adverse event: Death ‐ medium term compared with for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION (low certainty).

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.15, 6.65]
  2 studies · 154 participants
  Low

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs CBT

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 88 participants
  Very low

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs CBT

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 63 participants
  Very low

ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs CBT

• Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 88 participants
  Very low

Technology‐mediated psychoeducation vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether technology‐mediated psychoeducation changes compliance/satisfaction: leaving the study early ‐ any reason compared with standard care intervention (very low certainty).

• Information and communication technology in patient education and support for people with schizophrenia 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.24 [0.81, 1.88]
  2 studies · 116 participants
  Very low