Table 2 The effectiveness of intervention for the period of 12 months follow-up
Tools | Follow-up | Standardized mean difference (SMD) (95% CI) | P-value | I2% | No. of study in analysis | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tools used to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for caregivers | ||||||
 CGI | 12 months | -1.731 (-3.932, 0.469) | 0.23 | 97.982 | 2 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home visit/telephone-follow up |
 CSQ | 12 months | 0.547 (-0.02, 1.114) | 0.059 | 85.22 | 3 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home visit/telephone-follow up |
 GAF | 12 months | 0.221 (-0.604, 1.047) | 0.599 | 93.99 | 3 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home visit/ telephone-follow up |
 KELS | 3-month | -0.707 (-0.978, -0.436) |  < 0.001 | 0.00 | 2 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home visit/telephone-follow up– nurse |
 PANSS | 12 months | -0.310 (-0.489, -0.131) | 0.001 | 40.22 | 5 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home visit/telephone-follow up– nurse & psychologist |
 WHO QOL | 3-month | -0.246 (-0.500, 0.007) | 0.057 | 71.13 | 2 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home visit/telephone-follow up |
 YMRS | 3-month | -0.764 (-1.274, -0.253) | 0.003 | 85.23 | 4 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home/telephone-follow up |
 GHQ | 3-month | -0.570 (-1.235, 0.095) | 0.093 | 83.50 | 2 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home visit/telephone-follow up |
Tools used to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for patients | ||||||
 FEISa | 3-month | -0.554 (-0.990, -0.103) | 0.016 | 63.22 | 2 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home visit/telephone-follow up |
 KQC | 12 months | 0.727 (-0.154, 1.608) | 0.106 | 93.57 | 3 | Comparing Mean diff of control and intervention during the follow up—home visit/telephone-follow up – nurse & psychologist |