Jensen 1997.
| Methods | RCT; 2 arms; assessed pre‐treatment, post‐treatment, 6 months, 18 months | |
| Participants | End of treatment n = 59 Start of treatment n = 63 Sex: 63 F, 0 M (at start of treatment) Mean age = 43.4 (SD 8.4) Source = pain or rehabilitation clinic Diagnosis = non‐specific back or neck pain Mean years of pain = 4.2 |
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| Interventions | "Woman‐specific CBT" "Regular CBT" |
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| Outcomes |
Primary pain outcome: VAS pain intensity Primary disability outcome: Disability Rating Index Primary mood outcome: BDI depression Catastrophising outcome: RAI helplessness Pain intensity visual analogue scale Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Anxiety visual analogue scale Disability Rating Index Health perception numerical rating scale Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) Rheumatoid attitudes index (helplessness) |
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| Notes | CBT versus active, post‐treatment and follow‐up: analyses 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Yates quality scale: total quality = 16/35, design quality = 13/26, treatment quality =3/9 |
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| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Central randomisation using random numbers table |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | Not reported |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | Attrition partially reported; no test for differences |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Partially reported |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Assessors blind to treatment condition |