From: Bach Flower Remedies for psychological problems and pain: a systematic review
Number of studies (patients) | Design | Risk of bias | Consistency of results | Directness | Size of effect | Other modifying factors | Strength of the collective evidence |
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Outcome: Reduction in examination anxiety compared with control | |||||||
3 (272) | RCT | High | Yes | Yes | Similar treatment effects and efficacy between BFR and control groups in STAI and TAI-G. | None | Low |
Outcome: Reduction in item 15 "anxiety" on VAS compared with control in psychiatric patients suffering anxiety as the main symptom | |||||||
1 (98) | RCT | Cannot assess | N/A | Yes | No significant difference between treatment (27.40 ± 30.45) and placebo (21.73 ± 27.28) | None | Very low |
Outcome: Improvement in Connor's score compared with control (ADHD) | |||||||
1 (40) | RCT | High | N/A | Yes | 4.69 points reduction in Connor's score, no significant difference between treatment and placebo | None | Very low |
Outcome: Attenuation of stress | |||||||
No evidence | |||||||
Outcome: Depression | |||||||
No evidence | |||||||
Outcome: Pain relief | |||||||
No evidence | |||||||
Outcome: Quality of life | |||||||
No evidence | |||||||
Outcome: Adverse events | |||||||
6 (468) | RCT, case series | High | Yes | Yes | 3 experimental group subjects had side effects | None | Very low |