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. 2025 Mar 6;25:204. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-06628-3

Table 1.

Study Characteristics (N = 13)

Study Cancer type Age No. of arms(number of participants in IG†/CG†) Resilience measure Resilience as primary outcome Intervention type CBT delivery; Measurement time point
Cancer present (yes/no) Gender CBT format;
CBT no. of session;
Cancer stage CBT duration, weeks
Peihua Wu 2018-China [26]

Breast cancer; Yes;

Stage 0–3

Mean age: 51.2;

Female (100%)

2(20/20) RS† Yes Psycho-educational interventions (PEIs) Face-to-face Before the first chemotherapy session (T0) and at 2 weeks after the final chemotherapy session (T1)
Individual
6 sessions
6 weeks
Kaina Zhou 019-China [27]

Breast cancer;

Yes;

Stage 0–3

Mean age: 44.56;

Female (100%);

2(66/66) CD-RISC† Yes Cyclic adjustment training Mobile device Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Individual
12 sessions
12 weeks
Chuan Yan Lin 2020-China [28]

Colon cancer;

No;

Stage 2–4

Mean age: 42;

Males (68%);

2(100/100) CD-RISC† Yes Attention and interpretation therapy (AIT) Face-to-face Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Group
10 sessions
10 weeks
Jiajia Zhang 2021-China [29]

Pituitary adenoma;

No;

Stage 2–4

Mean age: 40

Male (55%);

2(50/50) CD-RISC† Yes Cognitive bias modification (CBM) Mobile device Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Individual
8 sessions
8 weeks
Yulian Lei 2019-China [30]

Prostate cancer;

Yes;

NR

Mean age: 62.65;

Male (100%);

2(60/60) CD-RISC† Yes Cognitive Behavior Intervention Face-to-face Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Individual
5 sessions
5 weeks
Caitlin E. Loprinzi 2011-United States [31]

Breast cancer;

No;

Stage 0–3

Mean age: 46; Female (100%); 2(12/8) CD-RISC† No Stress Management and Resiliency Training Face-to-face Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Individual
2 sessions
12 weeks
Yao Zhang 2023-China [32]

Breast cancer;

Yes;

NR;

Mean age 47.37;

Female (100%);

2(49/49) CD-RISC† No Family‑centered positive psychological intervention Face-to-face

Outcome measures compared at baseline (T1), immediately after the intervention (T2),

and at 1-month follow-up (T3)

Couple
4 sessions
4 weeks
Weiping Yang 2021-China [33]

Malignant glioma patients;

Yes;

Stage 2–4;

Mean age (53.1 ± 10.6);

Male (50%);

2(30/30) CD-RISC† No Cognitive Behavior Intervention Face-to-face Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Individual
6 sessions
6 weeks
Na Zhang 2021-China [34]

Malignant lymphoma patients;

Yes;

Stage 2–4;

Mean age (52.81 ± 9.64);

Male (70.63%);

2(72/88) CD-RISC† Yes Cognitive Behavior Intervention Mobile device Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Group
8 sessions
4 weeks
Qiaoping Wang 2018-China [35]

Esophageal cancer patients;

No;

Stage 0–3;

Mean age (54.4 ± 14.1);

Male (56.94%);

2(36/36) CD-RISC† No Cognitive Behavior Intervention Face-to-face Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Individual
6 sessions
2 weeks
Kemei Wu 2020-China [26]

Mixed cancer;

No;

Stage 0–3;

Mean age (54.03 ± 4.87);

Male (57%);

2(50/50) CD-RISC† No Cognitive Behavior Intervention Face-to-face Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Group
Not clearly
Not clearly
Juan Wang 2022-China [36]

Thyroid cancer;

No;

Stage 0–3;

Mean age (51.78 ± 8.12);

Male (29.31%);

2(26/27) CD-RISC† No Cognitive Behavior Intervention Face-to-face Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1)
Group
8 sessions
8 weeks
Fatemeh Faghani 2022-Iran [37]

Mixed cancer;

No;

NR;

Mean age: 37.9;

Female (60%);

2(15/15) CD-RISC† No Mindfulness-based supportive psychotherapy Face-to-face Before the treatment (T0), immediately after the treatment (T1) and in a 3-month follow-up (T2)
Individual
6 sessions
6 weeks

Abbreviations: †CD-RISC: Conner–Davison Resilience Scale;

RS: Resilience Scale;

IG: intervention group;

CG: control group;

① Traditional CBT; ② Contemporary CBT