Cochrane · systematic review · CD000088
Family intervention for schizophrenia
Pharoah, F, Mari, JJ, Rathbone, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2010 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 16.7%Low 5 · 83.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlyANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) compared to STANDARD CARE for schizophrenia
Population: patients with schizophrenia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Service utilisation: Hospital admission ‐ at about 12 months ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.78 [0.63, 0.98] | 9 studies · 532 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Global state: Relapse ‐ at about 12 months ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.55 [0.48, 0.62] | 32 studies · 2981 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Compliance: Poor compliance with medication ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.6 [0.49, 0.73] | 10 studies · 695 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Social functioning: Specific ‐ unemployed ‐ at about 1 year ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 1.06 [0.89, 1.25] | 5 studies · 285 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Social functioning: Specific ‐ unable to live independently ‐ at about 1 year ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.83 [0.66, 1.03] | 3 studies · 164 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Family outcome: Burden ‐ not improved/worse (objective burden related to self‐sufficiency) ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.53 [0.21, 1.37] | 1 study · 51 participants | Very low Downgraded: publication bias |
ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) compared to STANDARD CARE for schizophrenia
Population: patients with schizophrenia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Service utilisation: Hospital admission ‐ at about 12 months ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.78 [0.63, 0.98] | 9 studies · 532 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Global state: Relapse ‐ at about 12 months ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.55 [0.48, 0.62] | 32 studies · 2981 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Compliance: Poor compliance with medication ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.6 [0.49, 0.73] | 10 studies · 695 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Social functioning: Specific ‐ unemployed ‐ at about 1 year ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 1.06 [0.89, 1.25] | 5 studies · 285 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Social functioning: Specific ‐ unable to live independently ‐ at about 1 year ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.83 [0.66, 1.03] | 3 studies · 164 participants | Low Downgraded: publication bias |
Family outcome: Burden ‐ not improved/worse (objective burden related to self‐sufficiency) ANY FAMILY BASED INTERVENTIONS (>5 sessions) vs STANDARD CARE | RR 0.53 [0.21, 1.37] | 1 study · 51 participants | Very low Downgraded: publication bias |