Cochrane · systematic review · CD008969

Brief school‐based interventions and behavioural outcomes for substance‐using adolescents

Carney, T, Myers, BJ, Louw, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Drugs and Alcohol2 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
10
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 50%Moderate 5 · 50%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

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Brief intervention compared to information provision for substance‐using adolescents

Population: Substance‐using adolescents
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Alcohol frequency Self report questionnaires Medium‐term
Brief intervention vs information provision
no estimate extracted2 studies · 434 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Alcohol quantity Self report questionnaires Medium‐term
Brief intervention vs information provision
no estimate extracted2 studies · 434 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Cannabis dependence Self report questionnaires Short‐term
Brief intervention vs information provision
no estimate extracted2 studies · 470 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Cannabis frequency Self report questionnaires Short‐term
Brief intervention vs information provision
no estimate extracted2 studies · 470 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Secondary outcomes related to substance use Self report questionnaires Short‐term
Brief intervention vs information provision
no estimate extracted2 studies · 470 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias

Brief intervention compared to assessment only for substance‐using adolescents

Population: Substance‐using adolescents
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Alcohol frequency Self report questionnaires Medium‐term
Brief intervention vs assessment only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 242 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Alcohol quantity Self report questionnaires Medium‐term
Brief intervention vs assessment only
no estimate extracted1 study · 179 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Cannabis dependence Self report questionnaires Medium‐term
Brief intervention vs assessment only
no estimate extracted1 study · 190 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Cannabis frequency Self report questionnaires Long‐term
Brief intervention vs assessment only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 338 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Secondary outcomes related to substance use Self report questionnaires Medium‐term
Brief intervention vs assessment only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 242 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision