SynthesisJournal of behavioral medicine2018
The effectiveness of strength-based, solution-focused brief therapy in medical settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Meta-Analysis of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Research Conducted in Iran: Does Outcome Type, Intervention Modality, or Delivery Format Make a Difference?Journal of marital and family therapy · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of solution-focused therapy in cancer-related symptom management: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions to Ameliorate the Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for primary care depression and anxiety: a secondary meta-analytic review using robust variance estimation in meta-regression.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Nurse-Led Self-Management Support After Organ Transplantation - A Multicenter, Stepped-Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024Trial
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- Self-Management Support After Burns: Protocol for a Multicenter, Stepped-Wedge Hybrid Type II Effectiveness-Implementation Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- What works? A grounded theory investigation of training non-psychology staff in using Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2026Article
- The effects of solution-focused group therapy on peer friendship quality in adolescents with anxiety disorders.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Strengths-based interventions for patients with chronic diseases and/or caregivers: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Child health and psychosocial wellness in the context of maternal role overload and depression.Family relations · 2025Article
- Motivational interviewing in postoperative rehabilitation and chronic disease management: Current findings and future research directions.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
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- A randomized controlled trial of a nurse-led psychological pain solution-focused intervention for depressed inpatients: study protocol.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Confinement on the Health-Related Habits of People at High Risk of Type 2 Diabetes.Nutrients · 2023Article
- A Conceptual Protocol for a Single-Session Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Medication Adherence Intervention Delivered by General Providers.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- [Effect of psychological interventions on psychosocial variables in patients with colorectal cancer: a narrative review of the literature].Psicooncologia · 2022Article
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- Trauma-Informed Care for Hospitalized Adolescents.Current pediatrics reports · 2022Review
- Simply effective? The differential effects of solution-focused and problem-focused coaching questions in a self-coaching writing exercise.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
This meta-analysis synthesized randomized controlled trials of solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) in medical settings for patients' health-related psychosocial (e.g., depression, psychosocial adjustment to illness), behavioral (e.g., physical activity, nutrition score), and functional health (e.g., BMI, individual strength) outcomes. Medical setting is defined in this study as any healthcare setting that primarily focuses on patients' physical wellbeing. A comprehensive search strategy across five electronic databases, four academic journals, three professional websites, and reference lists of included articles resulted in a final sample of nine studies for meta-analytic synthesis. Combining outcomes indicated an overall significant effect of SFBT for health-related psychosocial outcomes (d = 0.34, p < .05.) and a nearly significant outcome for health-related behavioral outcomes (d = 0.28, p = .06), but not for functional health outcomes. Results indicated SFBT being an effective intervention for psychosocial outcomes and a promising approach for behavioral outcomes in medical settings.
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