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Pyschosocial interventions versus comprehensive standard care for pregnant women for treatment and obstetrical outcomes

Summary of the evidence

Rating
  • Unknown effectiveness

Psychosocial interventions were found in a systematic review (Terplan et al., 2015) to have no statistically significant different effect than other standard care interventions in:

  • improving retention in treatment (RR 0.99, 95 % CI 0.93 to 1.06, 9 studies, N=743)
  • improving abstincence (RR 1.14, 95 % CI 0.75 to 1.73, 3 studies, N=367)
  • reducing pre-term birth (RR 0.71, 95 % CI 0.34 to 1.51, 3 studies, N=264)
  • reducing low birth weight (RR 0.72, 95 % CI 0.36 to 1.43, 1 study, N=160)

Details

Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.

Name of response option
  • Psychosocial interventions
Desired outcome(s)
  • improve obstetrical outcomes
  • improve treatment outcomes
Area(s)
  • Treatment
Specific substance or pattern of use
  • cocaine
  • opioids
Target group(s) or setting(s)
  • women

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