Summary of findings 18. Psychoeducation (PE) versus waiting list (WL) for borderline personality disorder.
| Psychoeducation compared to waiting list for borderline personality disorder | ||||||
| Patient or population: patients with borderline personality disorder Settings: outpatient Intervention: psychoeducation Comparison: waiting list | ||||||
| Outcomes | Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI) | Relative effect (95% CI) | No of Participants (studies) | Quality of the evidence (GRADE) | Comments | |
| Assumed risk | Corresponding risk | |||||
| Waiting list | Psychoeducation | |||||
| Impulsivity ZAN‐BPD1‐impulsivity baseline to endpoint change Follow‐up: mean 3 months | The mean impulsivity score in the control groups was 0.05 points | The mean impulsivity score in the intervention groups was 0.47 standard deviations lower (1.04 lower to 0.10 higher) | 50 (1 study) | ⊕⊕⊝⊝ low2 | ||
| Interpersonal problems ZAN‐BPD1‐stormy relationships baseline to endpoint change Follow‐up: mean 3 months | The mean interpersonal problems score in the control groups was ‐0.05 points | The mean interpersonal problems score in the intervention groups was 0.75 standard deviations lower (1.33 to 0.16 lower) | 50 (1 study) | ⊕⊕⊝⊝ low2 | ||
| *The basis for the assumed risk (e.g. the median control group risk across studies) is provided in footnotes. The corresponding risk (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI). CI: Confidence interval; | ||||||
| GRADE Working Group grades of evidence High quality: Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. Moderate quality: Further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate. Low quality: Further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate. Very low quality: We are very uncertain about the estimate. | ||||||
1Zanarini Rating scale for Borderline Personality Disorder 2Total sample size less than 100