Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Aug 15;8:CD009660. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009660.pub2
1 Painful Conditions post treatment
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
1.1 Parent Behaviour 2 92 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.34[−1.18, 0.50]
1.2 Child Behaviour/Disability 6 429 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.18[−0.43, 0.07]
1.3 Child Mental Health 4 356 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.02[−0.35, 0.30]
1.4 Child Symptoms 8 512 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.29[−0.55, −0.03]
2 Painful Conditions Follow-up
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
2.1 Child Behaviour/Disability 3 289 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.06[−0.43, 0.32]
2.2 Child Mental Health 2 255 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.04[−0.21,0.28]
2.3 Child Symptoms 6 391 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.39[−0.86, 0.08]
3 Cancer Post-treatment
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
3.1 Parent Behaviour 4 629 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.14[−0.35, 0.07]
3.2 Parent Mental Health 5 706 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.15[−0.37, 0.07]
4 Cancer Follow-up
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
4.1 Parent Behaviour 4 597 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.06[−0.27, 0.15]
4.2 Parent Mental Health 4 598 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.12[−0.32, 0.08]
5 Diabetes Post-treatment
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
5.1 Child Mental Health 2 198 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.08[−0.63, 0.47]
5.2 Child Symptoms 6 455 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.18[−0.39, 0.03]
5.3 Family Functioning 4 306 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.01 [−0.22, 0.24]
6 Diabetes Follow-up
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
6.1 Child Symptoms 3 239 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.25[−0.55, 0.06]
7 Asthma Post-treatment
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
7.1 Parent Mental Health 2 74 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.20[−0.66, 0.26]
7.2 Child Symptoms 3 170 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.23[−0.07, 0.54]
8 Asthma Follow-up
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
8.1 Child Symptoms 2 132 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.16[−0.72, 0.40]
9 Traumatic Brain Injury Post-treatment
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
9.1 Parent Mental Health 2 72 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.49[−1.14, 0.16]
9.2 Child Behaviour/Disability 2 72 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.28[−1.12, 0.56]
9.3 Family Functioning 2 67 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.14[−0.94, 0.67]
10 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Post-treatment
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
10.1 Parent Behaviour 4 166 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.02[−0.41,0.38]
10.2 Parent Mental Health 4 224 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.14[−0.12, 0.41]
10.3 Child Behaviour/Disability 7 459 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.11[−0.38, 0.15]
10.4 Child Mental Health 5 439 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.03[−0.23, 0.29]
10.5 Child Symptoms 11 726 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.25[−0.44, −0.06]
10.6 Family Functioning 3 211 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.06[−0.22, 0.33]
11 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Follow-up
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
11.1 Parent Behaviour 2 85 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.28[−1.26, 0.70]
11.2 Parent Mental Health 2 115 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.32[−0.18, 0.82]
11.3 Child Behaviour/Disability 3 289 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.06[−0.43, 0.32]
11.4 Child Mental Health 2 257 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.03[−0.21,0.28]
11.5 Child Symptoms 7 472 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.35[−0.73, 0.04]
11.6 Family Functioning 2 107 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.16[−0.66, 0.35]
12 Family Therapy Post-treatment
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
12.1 Parent Mental Health 2 74 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.20[−0.66, 0.26]
12.2 Child Behaviour/Disability 2 107 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.87[−2.05, 0.31]
12.3 Child Symptoms 4 202 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.13[−0.14, 0.41]
12.4 Family Functioning 2 132 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.08[−0.42, 0.26]
13 Family Therapy Follow-up
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
13.1 Child Symptoms 2 96 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.02[−0.43, 0.38]
14 Problem Solving Therapy Post-treatment
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
14.1 Parent Behaviour 3 588 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.22[−0.38, −0.06]
14.2 Parent Mental Health 5 660 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.27[−0.53, −0.02]
14.3 Child Behaviour/Disability 2 72 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.28[−1.12, 0.56]
14.4 Family Functioning 2 67 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.14[−0.94, 0.67]
15 Problem Solving Therapy Follow-up
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
15.1 Parent Behaviour 3 556 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.09[−0.31,0.14]
15.2 Parent Mental Health 3 557 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.13[−0.38, 0.12]
16 Multisystemic Therapy Post-treatment
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
16.1 Child Symptoms 2 142 Std. Mean Difference(IV, Random, 95% CI) −0.31 [−0.64, 0.03]