Beebe 2010 [29]
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Paediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Asthma module
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Wait list
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Intervention positive reduction in 4/10 QoL items at 7 weeks:
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Between groups means at 7 weeks
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QoL–Parent total (6.167 vs −13.091) p = 0.025; QoL–Child total (9.727 vs −13.364) p = 0.0123; QoL–Parent worry (47.917 vs −13.182) p = 0.0144; QoL–Child worry (54.545 vs −45.909) p = 0.0142
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Intervention positive reduction in 2/10 at 6 months:
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Between groups means at 6 months:
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QoL–Parent worry (58.333 vs −40.909) p = 0.024; QoL–Child worry (79.545 vs −25.000) p = 0.0279
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Beck Youth Inventories–Second Edition
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Intervention significant reduction in 2/5 items at 7 weeks compared to control:
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Beck–Anxiety (−15.6 vs 5.3) p = 0.0388; Beck–Self-concept (12.091 vs −3.545) p = 0.0222
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Intervention significant reduction 1/5 at 6 months:
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Beck–Anxiety (−14 vs 0.545) p = 0.03
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No significant differences for depression component of Beck youth inventory at 7 weeks (p = 0.21) or 6 months (p = 0.29)
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Baseline means NR
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Gussak 2007 [30]
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Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form (BDI)
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Treatment as usual
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Statistically significantly greater decrease in intervention compared to control:
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BDI Intervention mean CFB (−7.81) vs Control (+1.0) p < 0.05
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Hattori 2011 [24]
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SF-8–Physical (PCS-8) & Mental (MCS-8)
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Simple calculations
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Intervention significant improvement from baseline in MCS-8 subscale of SF-8 components:
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Percentage of patients showing a 10 % > improvement was compared between groups by chi-squared test. MCS-8 (p = 0.038; odds ratio, 5.54)
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Apathy Scale (Japanese version)
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Statistically significant improvement from baseline (p = 0.0014) in Apathy scale but not significantly different to control:
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CFB Intervention (−3.2) vs Control (−1.1) p = 0.09
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Mini-Mental State Examination Score (MMSE)
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Control group significant improvement in MMSE compared to art therapy intervention:
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CFB Intervention (−0.02) vs Control (+1.1) p < 0.01
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Wechler Memory Scale revised (WMS-R); Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Barthel Index; Dementia Behaviour Disturbance Scale (DBD); Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview
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No significant differences in other items
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Lyshak-Stelzer 2007 [18]
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UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-IV Child Version
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Arts and craft
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Intervention significantly better at reducing trauma symptoms than Control:
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CFB Int (−20.8) vs Con (−2.5) p < 0.01
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Milieu behavioural measures e.g. use of restraints
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No significant differences for behavioural milieu
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Monti 2006 [16]
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Global Severity Index (GSI)
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Wait-list
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Intervention had significantly decreased symptoms of distress and highly significant improvements in some QoL areas: compared to control: GSI CFB Int (−0.20) vs Con (−0.04) p < 0.001
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Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL-90-R)
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SCL-90-R CFB: Anxiety Int (−0.26) vs Con (−0.10) p = 0.02; Depression Int (−0.27) vs Con (−0.08) p = 0.01
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Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
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SF36: General health Int (7.97) vs Con (−.59) p = 0.008; Mental health Int (13.05) vs Con (2.16) p < 0.001
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Monti 2012 [17]
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Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R)
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Educational support group
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Anxiety reduced in Int but not control group:
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SCL-90-R decrease in Int (p = 0.03) but not in Con (p = 0.09)
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fMRI Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and correlation with anxiety using CBF
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fMRI changed in certain brain areas in art therapy group only.
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No changes in control group
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