Cochrane · systematic review · CD009928

Virtual reality for treatment compliance for people with serious mental illness

Välimäki, M, Hätönen, HM, Lahti, ME, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 28.6%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%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

VIRTUAL REALITY AS A SOLE METHOD + STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE compared with STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE for treatment compliance for people with serious mental illness

Population: patients with treatment compliance for people with serious mental illness
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Compliance Measured using: loss to
VIRTUAL REALITY AS A SOLE METHOD + STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE vs STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE
no estimate extracted3 studies · 156 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Mental state: any outcome
VIRTUAL REALITY AS A SOLE METHOD + STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE vs STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Functioning: 1. Cognitive ‐ average endpoint total Measured using: Cognistat
VIRTUAL REALITY AS A SOLE METHOD + STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE vs STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE
no estimate extracted1 study · 27 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Functioning: 2. Social ‐ average change in social problem solving Measured using: SPSI‐R
VIRTUAL REALITY AS A SOLE METHOD + STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE vs STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE
no estimate extracted1 study · 64 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Quality of life: any outcome
VIRTUAL REALITY AS A SOLE METHOD + STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE vs STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Satisfaction with treatment: Average change score ‐ interest in social skills training Measured using: un‐referenced measure
VIRTUAL REALITY AS A SOLE METHOD + STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE vs STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE
no estimate extracted1 study · 64 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Acceptability of intervention Measured using: leaving the study early for any reason
VIRTUAL REALITY AS A SOLE METHOD + STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE vs STANDARD PROFESSIONAL CARE
no estimate extracted2 studies · 92 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness