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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 28.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Psychol (New York). 2008;15(3):243–253. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2008.00134.x

Table 1. Characteristics of included studies.

Author Year Telephone treatment orientation Control condition & assignment Tx format Number of sessions Mental health specialist Therapist Outcome measure Baseline depression mean (SD) Psych Dx and exclusions Comorbid Med Dx Mean patient age Patient gender
Bailey 2004 Uncertainty intervention Randomized—TAU Individual 5 weekly sessions No Nurse POMS-SF-D Experimental Tx = 3.55(5.5); Control Tx = 1.53(2.6) No information Prostate cancer 75 100% male
Heckman 2006 CBT intervention Randomized—wait-list control Group 12 90-min sessions Yes MS/PhD psychologist GDS Experimental Tx = 17.3(8.2); Control Tx = 15.1(7.0) MDD = 70%; partial remission of MDD = 21%; dysthymia = 6%; minor depressive disorder = 3% HIV/AIDS 54 32% female
Heckman 2007 CBT intervention Randomized—TAU or information support*** Group 8 sessions Yes MS/PhD psychologist BDI BDI = 22.1(10.5) for all treatment conditions No information HIV/AIDS 43 30% female
Lynch* 1997 CBT/problem solving Randomized—TAU Individual 6 weekly sessions No Students (psychology/MD/nurse) HRSD Experimental Tx = 14.4; Control Tx = 12.4 Minor depression Family medicine clinic—no information on Dxs 49 87% female
Miller 2002 Interpersonal Randomized—no treatment control Individual 12 weekly sessions Yes PhD psychologist HRSD Experimental Tx = 8.34(5.39); Control Tx = 5.73(4.92); Inclusion required Hx of depressive disorder. Excluded Dxs: bipolar, schizophreina or psychosis, severe depressive Sx No information 32 100% female
Mohr 2000 CBT Randomized—TAU Individual 8 weekly sessions Yes Doctoral student/postdoctoral POMS-D Experimental Tx = 33.1(12.4); Control Tx = 27.9(12.1) No information Multiple sclerosis 42 72% female
Mohr 2005 CBT versus supportive emotion focused Randomized comparative outcome study (2 telephone psychotreatment arms) Individual 16 weekly sessions Yes PhD Psychologist BDI-II T-CBT: BDI = 27.0(7.8); T-supportive emotion-focused therapy = 28.3(7.9) Current MDD = 71%. Excluded Dxs: severe psychopathology (psychosis, current substance abuse, current plan and intent to commit suicide, etc.) Multiple sclerosis 48 77% female
Mohr** 2006 CBT No control Individual 8 weekly sessions Yes PhD psychologist BDI-II 4/8 had current MDD and the other 4 were in partial remission; BDI = 34.3(10.3); HRSD = 23.8(5.1) Current MDD = 50%. Excluded Dxs: severe psychopathology (psychosis, current substance abuse, current plan and intent to commit suicide, etc.) Multiple chronic medical conditions 57 100% male
Napolitano 2002 CBT Randomized—TAU Individual 8 weekly sessions Yes Graduate student GHQ-D Experimental Tx = 14.8(2.9); Control Tx = 14.4(2.7) No information Lung transplant candidates 45 69% female
Sandgren 2003 Emotional expression Randomized—TAU or education*** Individual 5 weekly sessions No Nurses POMS-D Experimental Tx = 8.5(8.9); Control Tx = 10.7(10.7) Information unclear Breast cancer 55 100% female
Simon 2004 CBT Randomized—TAU by primary care (pharmacotherapy) Individual 4 weekly sessions + 4 sessions as needed Yes Master's level SCL-20 Experimental Tx = 1.5(0.58); Control Tx = 1.6(0.62) Excluded Dxs: bipolar disorder, schizophrenia Primary-care patients—no information on comorbidities 44 76% female
Tutty 2000 CBT Nonrandomized—TAU by primary care (pharmacotherapy) Individual 6 weekly sessions Yes Master's level SCL-20 Experimental Tx = 2.0(0.5); Control Tx = 1.8(0.7) Excluded Dxs: Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, substance abuse Primary-care patients—no information on comorbidities 48 65% female
*

Not included in pre-post analysis due to lack of sufficient data.

**

Not included in analysis of telephone-administered psychotherapy versus TAU due to absence of a control condition.

***

Two control arms.

Note: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; CBT, cognitive–behavioral therapy; Dx, diagnosis; GDS, geriatric depression scale; GHQ-D, general health questionnaire–depression scale; HRSD, Hamilton rating scale for depression; Hx, history; POMS-D, profile of mood states–depression dejection scale; POMS-SF-D, profile of mood states–short form–depression dejection scale; SCL-20, symptom checklist–20 (depression scale); TAU, treatment-as-usual; Sx, symptoms; Tx, treatment.