Cochrane · systematic review · CD012397
Risk assessment for aggressive behaviour in schizophrenia
Välimäki, M, Lantta, T, Kontio, R · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024 · Cochrane Library
SchizophreniaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 1 · 14.3%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
Structured risk assessment compared to standard professional care for aggressive behaviour in schizophrenia
Population: aggressive behaviour in schizophrenia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Scientific behaviour: aggression – clinically important change in aggressive/violent behaviour, as defined by the individual studies Structured risk assessment vs standard professional care | RR 0.59 [0.41, 0.85] | 1 study · 1852 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Use of coercive measure: use of seclusion room (time, days) Structured risk assessment vs standard professional care | RR 0.92 [0.27, 3.07] | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Use of coercive measure: use of seclusion room (participants) Structured risk assessment vs standard professional care | RR 1.83 [0.39, 8.7] | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Use of coercive measure: use of seclusion room (incidents) Structured risk assessment vs standard professional care | RR 1.63 [0.49, 5.47] | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse effects (escape) Structured risk assessment vs standard professional care | RR 0.2 [0.01, 4.11] | 1 study · 200 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Adverse effects (fall down) Structured risk assessment vs standard professional care | RR 0.33 [0.04, 3.15] | 1 study · 200 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Adverse effects (choking) Structured risk assessment vs standard professional care | RR 0.2 [0.01, 4.11] | 1 study · 200 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |