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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Treat Rev. 2009 Mar 4;35(5):475–484. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2009.02.003

Table 2.

Intervention Characteristics and Outcomes Assessed

	n	%
Goal of intervention
Improved quality of life	339	69.5
Improved coping with treatment side effects and relief from physical effects of disease	106	21.7
Increased understand of treatment options and improved satisfaction with treatment decisions	24	4.9
Improved social relationships	1	.2
Other treatment goal	18	3.7
Target patient populations
Particular gender^a	6	1.2
Particular type of cancer^a	225	46.0
Particular age^a	8	1.6
Particular stage or type of treatment^a	301	61.7
Particular cultural or language group^a	10	2.0
Other target^a	74	15.2
No particular target	58	11.9
Type, theoretical orientation, or approach
Cognitive, behavioral, or cognitive behavioral therapy^a	158	32.4
Education/information^a	100	20.5
Non-behavioral counseling or psychotherapy^a	52	10.7
Social Support (by non-professionals)^a	28	5.7
Complementary or alternative mind-body approaches^a	90	18.4
Multimodal intervention^a	95	19.5
Other^a	21	4.3
Waiting list, control group, or treatment as usual^a	323	66.2
Intervention ingredients
Developing coping skills^a	176	36.1
Education/information^a	235	48.2
Expressive activities^a	61	12.5
Physically focused activities^a	84	17.2
Psychotherapy^a	73	15.0
Stress/symptom management^a	241	49.4
Social support^a	168	34.4
Spiritual^a	8	1.6
Other^a	76	15.6
Standard care^a	93	19.1
Mode of Delivery
Individual^a	279	57.2
Group^a	167	34.2
Telephone^a	61	12.5
Interactive computer/internet/video^a	17	3.5
Non-interactive audiotapes/video^a	158	32.4
Written materials^a	187	38.3
Self-administered/directed^a	206	42.2
Other^a	17	3.5
Not applicable (control conditions)^a	250	51.2
Not indicated^a	11	2.3
Individual conducting the intervention
Nurse^a	142	29.1
Physician^a	38	7.8
Psychologist^a	111	22.7
Psychiatrist^a	18	3.7
Social worker^a	41	8.4
Peer^a	28	5.7
Other^a	206	42.2
Not applicable (control conditions)^a	303	62.1
Outcomes assessed	79	16.2
Mental health/psychological or emotional functioning^a	404	83.8
Cognitive/occupational functioning^a	79	16.2
Relationship/social/sexual/family functioning^a	154	31.6
Improvement of the cancer treatment process^a	121	24.8
Physical symptoms^a	288	59.0
Quality of life^a	141	28.9
Survival/immune/physiologic/medical measures^a	137	28.1
Other outcomes	166	34.0

Categories not mutually exclusive.