Cochrane · systematic review · CD013152
Health‐improving interventions for obtaining employment in unemployed job seekers
Hult, M, Lappalainen, K, Saaranen, TK, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
WorkAMSTAR 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
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 40%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 2 · 40%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
Therapeutic interventions compared to no intervention
Population: Unemployed job seekers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Re‐employment Measured as percentage or number of participants who obtained paid employment Therapeutic interventions vs no intervention | RR 1.41 [1.07, 1.87] | 8 studies · 1142 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
General health Therapeutic interventions vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 318 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Mental health Therapeutic interventions vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 530 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Combined interventions compared to no intervention
Population: Unemployed job seekers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Re‐employment Measured as percentage or number of participants who obtained paid employment Combined interventions vs no intervention | RR 1.12 [1.06, 1.2] | 6 studies · 4101 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Re‐employment Measured as percentage or number of participants who obtained paid employment Combined interventions vs no intervention | RR 1.18 [0.78, 1.79] | 1 study · 66 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |