Cochrane · systematic review · CD013461
Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases
Uphoff, E, Pires, M, Barbui, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
14
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 11 · 78.6%Moderate 3 · 21.4%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
Behavioural activation compared with any comparator for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases
Population: depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatment efficacy for depression (short term: 8–9 weeks) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | RR 1.53 [0.98, 2.38] | 2 studies · 176 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Treatment efficacy for depression (medium term: 12 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | RR 1.76 [1.01, 3.08] | 1 study · 92 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Treatment efficacy for depression (long term: 24 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | RR 1.42 [0.91, 2.23] | 1 study · 67 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Treatment acceptability (short term: 2 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | RR 1.81 [0.68, 4.82] | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Treatment acceptability (medium term: 12 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | RR 0.88 [0.25, 3.1] | 1 study · 101 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Improvement in depression symptoms (short term: 5–6 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 176 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Improvement in depression symptoms (medium term: 12 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 172 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Improvement in depression symptoms (long term: 5 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 67 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life (short term: 6 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life (medium term: 12 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Social adjustment and functioning (short term: 6 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Social adjustment and functioning (medium term: 12 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Improvement in anxiety symptoms (short term: 6 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Improvement in anxiety symptoms (medium term: 12 months) Behavioural activation vs any comparator | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |