Stage of recovery
Post-intervention: 84 (1 RCT
50
)
Longest follow-up: 62 (1 RCT
50
)
| One RCT50 with high risk of bias (unclear direction) reported on participants’ self-reported stage of recovery. This RCT50 compared the effectiveness of HOP program to treatment as usual among adolescent psychiatric patients, who were mostly were female (69.3%), born in Germany (94.8%) and were around 22 months since the first psychiatric diagnosis. The outcome was assessed by Self-Identified Stage of Recovery Scale,61 in which the total score ranges from 4 to 24, higher scores indicating a better recovery process. At post-intervention, there was no significant difference between the groups in the stage of recovery compared to TAU (Mean between-group difference for change from baseline 0.15 [95% CI –1.34 to 1.64]). At the 6-week follow-up, the results suggested that peer support may be favoured compared to treatment as usual on the stage of recovery. However, the clinical significance of the improvement is unclear (Mean between-group difference for change from baseline 1.59 [95% CI = 0.10 to 3.07]). |
Very low
due to serious concerns for risk of bias, concerns for inconsistency, serious concerns for indirectness and imprecision.a
| There may be little to no difference in the effect of HOP vs. TAU on feeling of hopelessness post-intervention, but the evidence is very uncertain. HOP may be favoured vs. TAU with respects to self-identified stage of recovery at follow-up, but the evidence is very uncertain. |