. k g CI p I2 CI PI NNT
Overall 26 -0.57 [-0.85; -0.28] <0.001 76.39 [65.65; 83.76] [-1.57; 0.43] 5.22
Combineda 17 -0.54 [-0.89; -0.18] 0.005 77.09 [63.64; 85.57] [-1.64; 0.57] 5.56
One ES/study (lowest)b 14 -0.57 [-1; -0.13] 0.015 79.76 [66.82; 87.65] [-1.78; 0.64] 5.22
One ES/study (highest)c 14 -0.47 [-0.84; -0.11] 0.015 73.91 [55.75; 84.62] [-1.45; 0.5] 6.41
Outliers removedd 23 -0.46 [-0.63; -0.29] <0.001 61.55 [39.55; 75.55] [-1.11; 0.19] 6.64
Influence Analysise 24 -0.43 [-0.6; -0.27] <0.001 63.91 [44.18; 76.66] [-1.08; 0.22] 7.08
Only rob > 2f 13 -0.34 [-0.58; -0.11] 0.008 73.45 [53.91; 84.71] [-1.1; 0.41] 9.12
Three-Level Modelg 26 -0.61 [-1.05; -0.17] 0.011 92.10 - [-2.17; 0.96] 4.81
Three-Level Model (CHE)h 26 -0.55 [-0.92; -0.18] 0.007 88.00 - [-1.8; 0.7] 5.42
Note:
Excluded effect sizes/studies:
a combined (arm-level): Ammerman, 2013 ; Ayen, 2004 cbt; Bowman, 1995 cognitive bibliotherapy; Brown, 1984 cbt group; Brown, 1984 cbt individual; Brown, 1984 cbt phone; Burford, 2021 ; Bzdok, 2001
b Ammerman, 2013 (cbt vs. cau; epds); Ammerman, 2013 (cbt vs. cau; hdrs); Ayen, 2004 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Beach, 1992 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Bowman, 1995 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; ces-d); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; ces-d); Buchanan, 2010 (cbt vs. cau; hdrs); Bruckner, 2009 (cbt vs. cau; hdrs)
c Ammerman, 2013 (cbt vs. cau; bdi-2); Ammerman, 2013 (cbt vs. cau; epds); Ayen, 2004 (cbt vs. wl; ids); Beach, 1992 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Bowman, 1995 (cbt vs. wl; hdrs); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; ces-d); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; ces-d); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; ces-d); Burroughs, 1999 (cbt vs. cau; hdrs); Bzdok, 2001 (cbt vs. cau; hdrs)
d Ayen, 2004 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Ayen, 2004 (cbt vs. wl; ids); Bzdok, 2001 (cbt vs. cau; hdrs)
e removed as influential cases: Ayen, 2004 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Ayen, 2004 (cbt vs. wl; ids)
f Allart van Dam, 2003 (cbt vs. cau; bdi-1); Ayen, 2004 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Ayen, 2004 (cbt vs. wl; ids); Beach, 1992 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Beach, 1992 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Bowman, 1995 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Bowman, 1995 (cbt vs. wl; hdrs); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; ces-d); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; ces-d); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; bdi-1); Brown, 1984 (cbt vs. wl; ces-d)
g Number of clusters/studies: 14; robust variance estimation (RVE) used.
h Number of clusters/studies: 14; robust variance estimation (RVE) used.