Cochrane · systematic review · CD004534

Educational and skills‐based interventions for preventing relationship and dating violence in adolescents and young adults

Fellmeth, GLT, Heffernan, C, Nurse, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 28.6%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 5 · 71.4%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

Comparison

Population: adolescents and young adults (aged 12‐25 years)
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Episodes of relationship violence (events) (0‐12 months)
RR 0.81 [0.64, 1.02]8 studies · 3405 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Physical health
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Psychosocial health
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Attitudes towards relationship violence (0‐12 months) (higher score = less accepting of dating violence)
no estimate extracted22 studies · 5256 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Behaviour in relationship violence (0‐12 months) (higher score = more positive behaviour)
no estimate extracted4 studies · 887 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Knowledge of relationship violence (0‐12 months) (higher score = better knowledge)
no estimate extracted10 studies · 6206 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Skills related to relationship violence (0‐12 months) (higher score = better skills)
no estimate extracted7 studies · 1369 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency