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. 2016 Mar 31;2016(3):CD011034. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011034.pub2

Comparison 1. Psychological interventions versus usual care or attentional control.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Anxiety (length of treatment) 17   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
1.1 Short duration of treatment (<3 weeks) 7   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
1.2 Long duration of treatment (≥3 weeks) 8   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
1.3 Unknown duration of treatment 2   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2 Anxiety (therapy setting) 17   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
2.1 Individual therapy 9   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.2 Couple therapy 3   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.3 Group therapy 5   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Anxiety (type of control) 17   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
3.1 Usual care 15   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.2 Attentional control 2   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4 Depression (length of treatment) 12   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
4.1 Short duration of treatment (<3 weeks) 3   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4.2 Long duration of treatment (≥3 weeks) 7   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4.3 Unknown duration of treatment 2   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5 Depression (therapy setting) 12   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
5.1 Individual therapy 5   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.2 Couple therapy 3   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.3 Group therapy 4   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6 Depression (type of control) 12   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
6.1 Usual care 11   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6.2 Attentional control 1   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
7 Live birth or ongoing pregnancy (missing data assumed to be failures) 3   Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
8 Live birth or ongoing pregnancy (complete‐case analysis) 3   Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
9 Distress and well‐being 14   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
10 General quality of life 2   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
11 Social support 5   Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
12 Clinical pregnancy rates (complete‐case analysis) 5   Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
13 Discontinuation of fertility treatment 8   Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected