Table 3 Characteristics and quality of studies included in interventions domain: Family interventions and psychoeducation
Study (Country) | Type(s) of Mental Illness | Number of Participants | Type of Study (Type of Setting) | Quality Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrà et al. 2007 (Italy) | Schizophrenia | 101 relatives | RCT (setting not specified) | 12/14 |
Lehman et al. 2004 (USA) | Schizophrenia | Not applicable | Clinical guidance (inpatient and outpatient settings) | Not applicable |
McFarlane et al. 2003 (USA) | Schizophrenia | Not specified | Descriptive review (setting not specified) | 6/14 |
Mueser & Bond 2000 (USA) | Schizophrenia | Not specified | Descriptive review (inpatient and outpatient settings) | 6/14 |
NICE 2002 (UK) | Schizophrenia | Not applicable | Clinical guidance (inpatient and outpatient settings) | Not applicable |
Pekkala & Merinder 2002 (Finland) | Schizophrenia or related serious mental illness | 1125 | Systematic review & meta-analysis (10 studies) (inpatient and outpatient settings) | 14/14 |
Pfammatter et al. 2006 (Switzerland) | Schizophrenia or psychosis | Not specified | Systematic review & meta-analysis (31 studies) (setting not specified) | 14/14 |
Pharoah et al. 2006 (UK) | Schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like conditions | 4444 | Systematic review & meta-analysis (43 studies) (community settings) | 14/14 |
Pilling et al. 2002b (UK) | Schizophrenia or related disorder | 1128 | Systematic review & meta-analysis (18 studies) (setting not specified) | 14/14 |
Pitschel-Walz et al. 2006 (Germany) | Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder | 236 patients 125 relatives | RCT (hospital wards) | 12/14 |
Rabovsky & Stoppe 2006 (Germany) | Schizophrenia | Not applicable | Discussion paper (inpatient setting) | 7/14 |
Rummel-Kluge et al. 2006 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) | Any, but focuses on patients with schizophrenia | 337 facilities | Cross-sectional study (psychiatric institutions) | 10/14 |