Cochrane · systematic review · CD011898
Avatar Therapy for people with schizophrenia or related disorders
Aali, G, Kariotis, T, Shokraneh, F · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 4 · 28.6%Very low 3 · 21.4%Low 6 · 42.9%Moderate 1 · 7.1%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
Avatar Therapy compared to treatment as usual (all short‐term) for schizophrenia or related disorders
Population: schizophrenia or related disorders
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mental state*: specific – positive – average endpoint score (PANSS‐P, high = poor) – short term Avatar Therapy vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 19 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Mental state: specific – insight – average attitude to voices score (BAVQ‐R, high = poor) – short term Avatar Therapy vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 19 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Global state: relapse (rehospitalised) – short term Avatar Therapy vs treatment | RD 0 | 1 study · 19 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Leaving study early: for any reason Avatar Therapy vs treatment | RR 11.27 [0.7, 181.41] | 1 study · 26 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events – anxiety – after first session – short term Avatar Therapy vs treatment | RR 5.54 [0.34, 89.8] | 1 study · 19 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Quality of life: average endpoint score (QLESQ‐SF, high = good) – short term Avatar Therapy vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 19 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Functioning: clinically important change Avatar Therapy vs treatment | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Avatar Therapy compared to supportive counselling (all short‐term) for schizophrenia or related disorders
Population: schizophrenia or related disorders
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mental state*: general – average endpoint score (PSYRATS, high = poor) Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 124 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Mental state: specific – insight – average attitude to voices score (BAVQ‐R, high = poor) – short term Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 124 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Global state: relapse (rehospitalised) Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term) | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Leaving study early: for any reason – short term Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term) | RR 1.06 | 1 study · 150 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Adverse events – anxiety – after first session Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term) | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Quality of life: average endpoint score (MANSA, high = good) – short term Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 120 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Functioning: clinically important change Avatar Therapy vs supportive counselling (all short‐term) | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |