Cochrane · systematic review · CD008223

Social skills training for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 5 to 18 years

Storebø, OJ, Elmose Andersen, M, Skoog, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library

Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems2 versionsAMSTAR 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

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 85.7%Low 1 · 14.3%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

Current version only

Social skills training compared to no intervention

Population: children aged five to 18 years with ADHD

CD008223.PUB3 (current) · 7 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Teacher‐rated social skills Measured by: Conners Behavior Rating Scale: Social Problems Index; Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire: Prosocial Behaviour Subscale (teacher‐rated); Social Skills Improvement System; Social Skills Rating Scale: Coo... Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	11 studies · 1271 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Parent‐rated social skills Measured by: Social Skills Rating Scale; Weiss Functional Impairment Scale: Social Acitivities Domain (parent‐rated); Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire: Prosocial Behavior Subscale; Social Skills Improvement System Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	15 studies · 1609 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Teacher‐rated emotional competencies Measured by: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: Emotional Symptoms Subscale; Conners Behavior Rating Scale: Emotional Index Score Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	129 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Teacher‐rated general behaviour Measured by: Self‐Control Rating Scale; Conners Behavior Rating Scale: Aggressiveness Index; Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale; Conners Teacher Rating Scale: Conduct Problems Index; Strengths and Difficulti... Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	1002 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias, indirectness
Parent‐rated general behaviour Measured by: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (parent‐rated; total scores); Conners Behavior Rating Scale: Aggressiveness Index; Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale; Behavior Rating Inventory of Execut... Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	995 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Teacher‐rated ADHD symptoms Measured by: Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale; ADHD Rating Scales: Hyperactivity and Impulsivity Subscales (total scores); Conner Teacher Rating Scale: Hyperactivity Index; Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD Sym... Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	14 studies · 1379 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Parent‐rated ADHD symptoms Measured by: Conners Parent Rating Scale: Hyperkinesis Index; Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale; Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD Symptoms and Normal Behaviors; Sluggish Cognitive Tempo; ADHD Symptom Checklist; ... Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	11 studies · 1206 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Social skills training compared to no intervention

Population: Children aged 5 to 18 years with ADHD

CD008223.PUB2 · 3 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Teacher‐rated social skills competences at end of treatment ‐ all eligible trials (SSRS) Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	5 studies · 392 participants	Low
Teacher‐rated general behaviour at end of treatment ‐ all eligible trials Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	3 studies · 358 participants	Low
Teacher‐rated ADHD symptoms ‐ all eligible trials Social skills training vs no intervention	no estimate extracted	6 studies · 515 participants	Low