Cochrane · systematic review · CD004780
Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa
Fisher, CA, Skocic, S, Rutherford, KA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · 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
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 28.6%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 2 · 28.6%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
Show all 2 versionsFamily therapy compared to standard care/treatment as usual for anorexia nervosa
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Remission post‐intervention Family therapy vs standard care/treatment | RR 3.83 [1.6, 9.13] | 2 studies · 81 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Remission at long‐term Family therapy vs standard care/treatment | RR 6.09 [0.33, 110.84] | 1 study · 41 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mortality at long‐term Family therapy vs standard care/treatment | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Family therapy compared to psychological interventions for anorexia nervosa
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Remission post‐intervention Family therapy vs psychological interventions | RR 1.22 [0.89, 1.67] | 5 studies · 252 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Remission at long‐term Family therapy vs psychological interventions | RR 1.08 [0.91, 1.28] | 4 studies · 200 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
All‐cause mortality ‐ long‐term outcome Family therapy vs psychological interventions | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Family therapy compared to educational interventions for anorexia nervosa
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Remission at long‐term Family therapy vs educational interventions | RR 9 [0.53, 153.79] | 1 study · 30 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |