1. Features of studies included in review: data not suitable for meta‐analyses.
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1st Author Year Country Language |
N | Cancer site | Mode | no of contacts | Follow ups | Discipline | Classification |
| Sandgren 2000 USA English |
53 | Breast | telephone | 10 x 30mins (weekly, then bi‐weekly ‐ over 16 weeks) | 3 | psychologist | CBT |
| Burton 1995 UK English |
200 | breast | face‐to‐face | grp1&2=2x30min, grp3=1x30min | 2 | MD | Preparation |
| Forester 1985 USA English |
100 | lung, prostate, uterus, bladder, cervix, ovary, other | face‐to‐face | 10 (10 weeks) | 4 | MD | Preparation |
| Jacobsen 2002 USA English |
382 | breast, lung, ovarian, lymphoma, colon, prostate, endometrial, other | face‐to‐face | 1 x 60 mins +5 mins at each chemo session | 4 | psychologist | Preparation |
| Lee 2006 Canada English |
82 | Breast & colorectal | face‐to‐face | 4 x up to 120 mins (unclear over what period) | 1 | nurse | Meaning‐making |
| Lev 2000 USA English |
18 | Breast | combination | videotape, booklet, 5 counselling sessions (monthly) | 2 | nurse | CBT |
| Linn 1981 USA English |
120 | lung, colon, stomach, prostate, bladder & unknown | face‐to‐face | several times a week (no description of length) | 5 | social worker | Counselling |
| Mischel 2002 USA English |
239 | prostate | combination | 8 weekly phone calls (supplemental audio/video tapes provided) | 2 | nurse | CBT |
| Ross 2005 Denmark English |
249 | colon | face‐to‐face | 10 (5 in 1st 12 weeks, and 5 over following 18 mths+ option of telephone calls) | 4 | nurse | Counselling |
| Sandgren 2007 USA English |
218 | Breast | telephone | 6 x 30mins (5 weekly, then final call at 3 months) | 1 | nurse | Counselling |
| Scholten 2001 Austria English |
84 | Breast | face‐to‐face | maximum 4 (83% 2‐4 contacts) | 2 | psychologist | CBT |
| Scura 2004 USA English |
17 | prostate | telephone | 10 weekly, 10 bi‐weekly, monthly (up to 12 months) | 3 | Researcher | Other |