Cochrane · systematic review · CD011119
Routine use of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for improving treatment of common mental health disorders in adults
Kendrick, T, El‐Gohary, M, Stuart, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · 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
9
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 22.2%Ungraded 1 · 11.1%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 33.3%Moderate 3 · 33.3%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
Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures compared with treatment as usual
Population: People with common mental health disorders1
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Outcomes and length of Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures vs treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mean improvement in symptom scores Outcome Questionnaire‐45 (OQ‐45) or Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 3696 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Health‐related quality of life Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF‐36) Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 583 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Adverse events PHQ‐9 questionnaire8 Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 642 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Social functioning Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 262 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Costs Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Changes in the management of CMHDs Changes in drug therapy and referrals for specialist care Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 1215 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Changes in the management of CMHDs Number of treatment sessions received Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 2608 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
CI: Confidence interval Treatment informed by feedback of patient reported outcome measures vs treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |