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. 2012 Nov 14;2012(11):CD007407. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007407.pub3

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
Interventions "Woman‐specific CBT"
"Regular CBT"
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)
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
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