Table 2.
Synthesis of data indices.
| Variable | k | n | m | Participants | τ2 | I2 | Fail-safe N | p | Inconsistency analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta-analysis (pre vs post intervention analysis) | |||||||||
| Main effects | 10 | 7 | NA | 840 | 0.1770 [0.0557; 0.7293] |
71.3% [49.6%; 83.6%] |
563 | <0.0001 | NA |
| Depression | 7 | 4 | NA | 646 | 0.0361 [0.0000; 0.8054] |
48.3% [0.0%; 75.9%] |
200 | <0.0001 | NA |
| Anxiety | 4 | 6 | NA | 185 | 0.000 [0.0000; 0.2786] |
0.0% [0.0%; 74.6%] |
6 | 0.0105 | NA |
| Network meta-analysis (experimental vs control analysis) | |||||||||
| Main effects | 6 | 8 | 36 | 462 | 0.1567 [0.0294; 0.8224] |
65.5% [32.4%; 82.4%] |
45 | <0.0001 | 0.91 |
| Depression | 4 | 4 | 10 | 341 | 0.1248 [0.0108; 1.0364] |
67.1% [21.8%; 86.2%] |
53 | 0.0346 | 0.91 |
| Anxiety | 4 | 6 | 21 | 225 | 0.000 [0.0000; 0.2378] |
0.0% [0.0%; 70.8%] |
0 | 0.0928 | NA |
| Dropouts | 6 | 8 | 36 | 610 | 0.1123 [0.0000; 1.1416] |
16.9% [0.0%; 58.0%] |
0 | 0.0532 | 0.87 |
NA, Not Applicable.