Table 2.
Characteristics of interventions used in the studies reviewed.
| Interpersonal Psychotherapy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Modality | Target Population | Duration | Adaptation | Interventionists | Specific Training of Interventionists |
| Blanco et al. (2019) | In person, manualized | Breast cancer patients with current diagnosis of depression (SCID) | 12 × 45 min | Bilingual (English, Spanish) | Psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, treatment-specific psychotherapists | Treatment of two pilot cases, sessions audiotaped and supervised weekly by experts |
| Belay et al. (2022) | In person, manualized | Breast cancer patient with symptoms of anxiety and depression (HADS) | 4–6 × 30–60 min | Ethiopian culture, health care context | Trained therapists | Not reported |
| Interpersonal Counselling | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Modality | Target Population | Duration | Adaptation | Interventionists | Specific Training of Interventionists |
| Badger et al. (2005a) | via telephone, manualized | Breast cancer patients and informal caregivers (separately) | 6 sessions, avg. 32.9 min | Cancer, telephone | Master’s prepared clinical nurse specialists in psychiatric-mental health nursing with additional oncology training | 32 h of didactic content (intervention protocol, theoretical aspects of the intervention, cancer treatment information, scientific literature), additional supervised counselling practice, sessions tape-recorded and reviewed, supervision |
| Badger et al. (2007) | via telephone, manualized | Breast cancer patients and informal caregivers (separately) | 6 sessions, avg. 34 min | Cancer (informational support), telephone | Psychiatric nurse counsellor with oncology expertise | 34 h of didactic content (intervention protocol, theoretical aspects of the intervention, cancer treatment information, scientific literature), additional supervised counselling practice, sessions tape-recorded and reviewed, supervision |
| Badger et al. (2011) | via telephone, manualized | Prostate cancer patients and informal caregivers (separately) | 8 sessions, avg. 31 min | Cancer, telephone | Master’s prepared nurse or social worker with psychiatric and oncology expertise | Not reported |
| Badger et al. (2013a) | via telephone, manualized | Breast cancer patient and informal caregiver (separately) | 8 sessions, avg. 29 min | Cancer, telephone, Latina bicultural context, bilingual | Trained social worker (bicultural, bilingual) | Sessions recorded and reviewed by experts to establish >90% adherence to protocol |
| Badger et al. (2013b) | via telephone or videocall, manualized | Breast cancer patients and informal caregivers (separately) | 8 sessions, avg. 30 min | Cancer, telephone, bilingual (English, Spanish) | Social worker | Not reported |
| Badger et al. (2020) | via telephone, manualized | Breast cancer patients and informal caregivers (separately) | 8 sessions, avg. 30 min | Cancer, telephone, Latina bicultural context, bilingual | Master’s prepared bilingual, bicultural social worker | 24 h of training, including conducting and reviewing mock sessions, sessions audiotaped and reviewed to ensure >90% adherence to protocol |
SCID, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.