Health and well-being outcomes (validated measures)
| Study (timing of outcome measurement post baseline measurement) | WEMWBS | HADS | GAD-7 | PHQ-9 | CORE-OM | WSAS | GHQ-12 | COOP/WONCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCTs | ||||||||
| Grant 2000 (4 months) | Intervention group (N=62) * greater improvement than control group (N=48)* | Intervention group (N=62) * greater improvement than control group (N=48) * | ||||||
| Before and after evaluations | ||||||||
| Friedli 2012 (NR) | ‘Statistically significant improvement’ in mental well-being (N=16) (scores not reported) | ‘Statistically significant improvement’ in functional ability (N=16)(scores not reported) | ||||||
| Grayer 2008 (3 months) | Small reduction in patients categorised as cases (N=74) | Improvement in work and social adjustment (N=69) | Four-fifths were cases at baseline, reducing to half of post intervention N=69) | |||||
| Descriptive reports | ||||||||
| ERS Research and Consultancy 2013 (NR) | Increase in mean score from 22 to 26 (N=16) | |||||||
| Longwill 2014 (NR) | 2.5 points reduction in score (p<0.001) (N=387) | 3.1 points reduction in score (p<0.001) (N=387) | ||||||
| Brandling 2011 (6–12 months) | ‘General positive trend but owing to low number of participants completing questionnaires no further conclusions can be made’ | |||||||
*calculated from reported percentage followed up at 4 months.
COOP/WONCA, Dartmouth COOP Functional Health Assessment Charts; CORE-OM, Core Outcome Measure; GAD-7, General Anxiety Disorder-7; GHQ-12, General Health Questionnaire-12; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; RCT, randomised controlled trial; WEMWBS, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale; WSAS, Work and Social Adjustment Scale.