Cochrane · systematic review · CD005330

Media‐delivered cognitive behavioural therapy and behavioural therapy (self‐help) for anxiety disorders in adults

Mayo‐Wilson, E, Montgomery, P · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library

Common Mental DisordersAMSTAR 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 37.5%Low 3 · 37.5%Moderate 2 · 25%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: adults with anxiety
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Anxiety (any measure), self‐rated at post‐treatment
no estimate extracted72 studies · 4537 participantsModerate
Downgraded: inconsistency
Response (specific), self‐rated at post‐treatment
RR 2.34 [1.81, 3.03]21 studies · 1547 participantsLow
Downgraded: inconsistency
Depression, self‐rated at post‐treatment
no estimate extracted50 studies · 3682 participantsModerate
Downgraded: inconsistency
Quality of life, self‐rated at post‐treatment
no estimate extracted18 studies · 1344 participantsLow
Downgraded: inconsistency

Comparison

Population: adults with anxiety
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Anxiety (any measure), self‐rated at post‐treatment
no estimate extracted24 studies · 1360 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness
Response (specific), self‐rated at post‐treatment
RR 0.78 [0.56, 1.09]10 studies · 575 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency
Depression, self‐rated at post‐treatment
no estimate extracted13 studies · 906 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency
Quality of life, self‐rated at post‐treatment
no estimate extracted4 studies · 282 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency