Cochrane · systematic review · CD011034
Psychological and educational interventions for subfertile men and women
Verkuijlen, J, Verhaak, C, Nelen, WLDM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Gynaecology and FertilityAMSTAR 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 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
Psychological and educational interventions versus attentional control or usual care
Population: Subfertile men and women
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety Different scales for anxiety (low score indicates benefit from intervention) Psychological and educational interventions vs attentional control or usual care | no estimate extracted | 21 studies · 2372 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Depression Different scales for depression (low score indicates benefit from intervention) Psychological and educational interventions vs attentional control or usual care | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 1464 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Live birth or ongoing pregnancy (complete‐case analysis) Psychological and educational interventions vs attentional control or usual care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 387 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |