Cochrane · systematic review · CD000381

Life skills programmes for chronic mental illnesses

Tungpunkom, P, Maayan, N, Soares‐Weiser, K · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library

SchizophreniaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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
10
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 10 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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

Life skills programme compared to standard care for chronic mental illnesses

Population: patients with chronic mental illnesses
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Life skills: No important change in household activity skills Royal Edinburgh Occupational Therapy Assessment Form
Life skills programme vs standard care
RR 0.24 [0.01, 4.72]1 study · 10 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Life skills: No important change kitchen skills Royal Edinburgh Occupational Therapy Assessment Form
Life skills programme vs standard care
no estimate extracted1 study · 10 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Life skills: No important change laundry skills Royal Edinburgh Occupational Therapy Assessment Form
Life skills programme vs standard care
RR 0.14 [0.01, 2.38]1 study · 10 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Life skills: No important change self‐care skills Royal Edinburgh Occupational Therapy Assessment Form
Life skills programme vs standard care
RR 1 [0.28, 3.54]1 study · 10 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Leaving the study early
Life skills programme vs standard care
RR 1.16 [0.4, 3.36]5 studies · 345 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Mental state: endpoint score PANSS positive syndrome. Scale from: 7 to 48.
Life skills programme vs standard care
no estimate extracted1 study · 32 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life: Endpoint score Quality of Well‐Being Scale index. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Life skills programme vs standard care
no estimate extracted1 study · 32 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Life skills programme compared to attention‐control for chronic mental illnesses

Population: patients with chronic mental illnesses
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Life skills: Endpoint score UCSD Performance‐based Skills Assessment ‐ UPSA
Life skills programme vs attention‐control
no estimate extracted1 study · 158 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Mental state: Endpoint score PANSS. Scale from: 16 to 96.
Life skills programme vs attention‐control
no estimate extracted1 study · 158 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life: Endpoint score Quality of Well‐Being Scale. Scale from: 0 to 100.
Life skills programme vs attention‐control
no estimate extracted1 study · 158 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision