Table 4.
Domain | Number of studies | Risk of bias | Inconsistency | Effect size | Quality | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peer support | 5 | No serious risk | No serious inconsistency | Small-Medium | Low | |
Community cohesion (negative) | 4 | No serious risk | Serious inconsistency | Negligible-Large | Very low | Rated down due to inconsistent findings Studies from US (mainland) and Canada only |
Discrimination | 8 | No serious risk | No serious inconsistency | Small-Medium | Moderate | Rated up due control of confounding variables |
Bullying | 4 | No serious risk | No serious inconsistency | Small-Large | Low | Studies from US (mainland) and Canada only |
GRADE Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation