Cochrane · systematic review · CD009006

Social skills programmes for schizophrenia

Almerie, MQ, Okba Al Marhi, M, Jawoosh, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

SchizophreniaAMSTAR 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
12
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 12 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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

SOCIAL SKILLS versus STANDARD CARE for schizophrenia

Population: patients with schizophrenia
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Social functioning Various scales
SOCIAL SKILLS vs STANDARD CARE
no estimate extracted4 studies · 585 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Relapse
SOCIAL SKILLS vs STANDARD CARE
RR 0.52 [0.34, 0.79]2 studies · 263 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Rehospitalisation
SOCIAL SKILLS vs STANDARD CARE
RR 0.53 [0.3, 0.93]1 study · 143 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Mental state: general symptoms (BPRS)
SOCIAL SKILLS vs STANDARD CARE
no estimate extracted1 study · 91 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Global state: not clinically improved. CGI
SOCIAL SKILLS vs STANDARD CARE
RR 0.29 [0.12, 0.68]1 study · 67 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
General functioning MRSS
SOCIAL SKILLS vs STANDARD CARE
no estimate extracted1 study · 112 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Quality of life GWB. Scale from: 10 to 40.
SOCIAL SKILLS vs STANDARD CARE
no estimate extracted1 study · 112 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias

SOCIAL SKILLS versus DISCUSSION CONTROL for schizophrenia

Population: patients with schizophrenia
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Social functioning Various scales
SOCIAL SKILLS vs DISCUSSION CONTROL
no estimate extracted2 studies · 63 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Relapse
SOCIAL SKILLS vs DISCUSSION CONTROL
RR 2.12 [0.44, 10.1]1 study · 35 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Global state GAS
SOCIAL SKILLS vs DISCUSSION CONTROL
no estimate extracted1 study · 63 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Mental state: general symptoms
SOCIAL SKILLS vs DISCUSSION CONTROL
no estimate extracted2 studies · 99 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Quality of life QLS
SOCIAL SKILLS vs DISCUSSION CONTROL
no estimate extracted1 study · 63 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias