Comparison 5. Functional analysis versus usual care ‐ outcomes for behaviour management studies only at post‐intervention.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Frequency of problem behaviours at post‐intervention	2	139	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.17 [‐0.50, 0.17]
2 Severity of problem behaviours at post‐intervention	2	176	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.33 [0.02, 0.63]
3 Caregiver burden at post‐intervention	2	139	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.13 [‐0.46, 0.21]