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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

81 questions · 87 findings · 19 reviews · Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 3 · 3.4%GRADE not reported 1 · 1.1%Very low 31 · 35.6%Low 32 · 36.8%Moderate 17 · 19.5%High 3 · 3.4%

Intervention not reported

Quality of life measured on multiple scales (0 to 100; higher score = better quality of life) Postintervention: first assessment after end of treatment; no later than 3 months · children and adolescents aged 4 years to 18 years, with chronic musculoskeletal pain
1 finding from 1 review

CBT vs TAU

Functional disability (Higher scores indicate higher levels of disability) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
2 findings from 1 review

CBT vs TAU

Quality of life (Higher scores indicate improvement) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
2 findings from 1 review

CBT vs active control

Functional disability at 3 months ‐ not measured · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
2 findings from 1 review

CBT vs active control

Quality of life (Higher scores indicate improvement) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
2 findings from 1 review

CBT vs TAU

Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 30% improvement) (Higher scores indicate improvement) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

CBT probably leads to higher pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 30% improvement) (Higher… compared with TAU (post‐treatment) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Active stimulation + other intervention vs other intervention alone

Pain intensity VAS (0 to 100; 0 = no pain, 100 = worst pain) · adults with chronic pain
3 findings from 1 review