Cochrane · systematic review · CD010006
Communication skills training for mental health professionals working with people with severe mental illness
Papageorgiou, A, Loke, YK, Fromage, M · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
3
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 57.1%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%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
Communication skills training compared with no specific training
Population: psychiatrists and people with schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Adherence to Adherence to treatment: taking of medication, attending appointments Communication skills training vs no specific training | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Patient satisfaction: 1. Satisfaction with treatment: average endpoint score (CSQ‐8, high = good, medium term) Communication skills training vs no specific training | mean difference 1.77 | 1 study · 66 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Patient satisfaction: 2. Satisfaction with therapeutic relationship: average endpoint score (STAR‐P, high = good, medium term) Communication skills training vs no specific training | mean difference 0.21 | 1 study · 63 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Mental state: General, Positive and Negative Symptoms: Average endpoint score (PANSS General, Positive, Negative, high = poor, medium term) Communication skills training vs no specific training | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Global State: clinically important improvement Communication skills training vs no specific training | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Service Use: hospital admission, days in hospital Communication skills training vs no specific training | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of Life: clinically important improvement Communication skills training vs no specific training | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |