Cochrane · systematic review · CD011729
Client feedback in psychological therapy for children and adolescents with mental health problems
Bergman, H, Kornør, H, Nikolakopoulou, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 20%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
Client feedback compared to no client feedback in psychological therapy for children and adolescents with mental health problems
Population: children and adolescents, 11 to 18 years old, with mental health problems
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Improvement: as reported by youth at postintervention Client feedback vs no client feedback | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 359 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Treatment acceptability: dropouts from treatment Client feedback vs no client feedback | RR 1.08 [0.73, 1.61] | 2 studies · 237 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Therapeutic alliance: as reported by youth at postintervention Client feedback vs no client feedback | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 309 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Clients' psychosocial functioning Client feedback vs no client feedback | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Duration of treatment Client feedback vs no client feedback | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 593 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |