Cochrane · systematic review · CD009895
Dance movement therapy for depression
Meekums, B, Karkou, V, Nelson, EA · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 40%Low 3 · 60%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
Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) compared to standard care or waiting list control for depression
Population: patients with depression
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Depression score SCL‐90‐R depression sub‐scale (13 items); HAM‐D. Scale from: 0 to 84 (HAM‐D) or 52 (SCL‐90‐R depression sub‐scale). Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) vs standard care or waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 147 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Drop‐outs drop‐out numbers in each arm Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) vs standard care or waiting list control | OR 1.82 [0.35, 9.45] | 1 study · 31 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Social and occupational functioning SCL‐90‐R. Scale from: 0 to 52. Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) vs standard care or waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life MANSA. Scale from: 12 to 84. Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) vs standard care or waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 22 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Self esteem Rosenberg. Scale from: 0 to 30. Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) vs standard care or waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 21 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |