Cochrane · systematic review · CD003680
Group‐based parent training programmes for improving emotional and behavioural adjustment in young children
Barlow, J, Bergman, H, Kornør, H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning ProblemsAMSTAR 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 3 · 42.9%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
Group‐based parent training programmes compared to control for improving emotional and behavioural adjustment in young children at postintervention
Population: young children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Emotional and behavioural problems (parent report) Scales used: BSI‐II, BSQ, CAPES, CBCL, CBQ postintervention Group‐based parent training programmes vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 280 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Externalising problems (parent report) Scales used: CBCL, ECBI postintervention Group‐based parent training programmes vs control | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 989 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Externalising problems ‐ hyperactivity‐inattention (parent report) Scales used: HSQ postintervention Group‐based parent training programmes vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 19 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Internalising problems (parent report) Scale used: CAPES postintervention Group‐based parent training programmes vs control | SMD 0.34 | 1 study · 73 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Social skills (parent report) Scale used: VABS postintervention Group‐based parent training programmes vs control | SMD 3.59 [2.42, 4.76] | 1 study · 32 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Parent‐child interaction ‐ negative behaviour (observer report) Scales used: DPICS, IBCS postintervention Group‐based parent training programmes vs control | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 941 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Parent‐child interaction ‐ positive behaviour (observer report) Scales used: Attachment Q‐set, DPICS postintervention Group‐based parent training programmes vs control | SMD 0.48 [0.17, 0.79] | 4 studies · 173 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |