Cochrane · systematic review · CD010823
Psychoeducation (brief) for people with serious mental illness
Zhao, S, Sampson, S, Xia, J, 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
11
current version
GRADE rated
11
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 54.5%Low 3 · 27.3%Moderate 2 · 18.2%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
ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION compared with for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION
Population: people with serious mental illness
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance: 1a. With medication ‐ non‐compliance ‐ short term ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION | RR 0.63 [0.41, 0.96] | 3 studies · 448 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Relapse: 1. Relapse for any reason ‐ medium term ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION | RR 0.7 [0.52, 0.93] | 4 studies · 406 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Global state: 2. Average endpoint scale score ‐ medium term (GAF/GAS, high = good) ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 101 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Mental state: 1a. Global ‐ average total endpoint scale scores (BPRS, high = poor) ‐ short term ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Social functioning: 1a. Average change scores on various scales ‐ medium term (high = poor) ‐ SDSS ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 118 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Quality of life: 1a. Average endpoint scores (GQOLI‐74, high = good) ‐ short term ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 62 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Adverse event: Death ‐ medium term ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs for ROUTINE CARE/INFORMATION | RR 0.99 [0.15, 6.65] | 2 studies · 154 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION compared with CBT for people with serious mental illness
Population: patients with people with serious mental illness
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance: With medication (numeric compliance scale, high = good) ‐ short term ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs CBT | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 88 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Relapse: Relapse for any reason (medium term) ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs CBT | RR 1.67 [0.62, 4.48] | 1 study · 88 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mental state: 2b. Specific ‐ average endpoint PANSS scores (high = poor) ‐ short term ‐ positive score ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs CBT | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 88 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Quality of life: 1a. Average endpoint scores on various scales (MSQoL‐54, high = good) ‐ short term ANY FORM OF BRIEF PSYCHOEDUCATION vs CBT | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 63 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |