2. Studies included in the review: data suitable for meta‐analyses.
| 1st Author Year Country Language |
N | Cancer site | Mode | no of contacts | Follow ups | Discipline | Classification | Qol Measure | Follow up in weeks | General Psychological State Measure | Follow up in Weeks |
| Allard 2007 Canada English |
117 | breast | telephone | 2 x telephone calls (3 x data collection research calls) | 2 | nurse | Counseling (preparation) | . | . | POMS | 2 |
| Chan 2005 China English |
155 | ovary, cervix, corpus | face‐to‐face | bi‐weekly during treatment, 6‐weekly post‐treatment, up to 18 months | 6 | psychologist | CBT | EORTC QLQ‐30 | 24 | BDI | 24 |
| Dow Meneses 2007 USA English |
256 | Breast | combination | 7; 3 face to face, 2 telephone, 2 face to face follow up | 2 | nurse | psycho education | QoL Breast Cancer Survivors Scale | 24 | . | . |
| Downe‐Wambolt 2007 Canada English |
175 | lung, prostate, breast | telephone | various 57% >5 (3 month period) | 1 | nurse | CBT | . | . | CES‐D | 32 |
| Edgar 2001 Canada English |
225 | breast, colon | face‐to‐face | 5 (5 month period) | 3 | combination | CBT | FACT (Em) | 52 | POMS | 32 |
| Fawzy 1995 USA English |
61 | skin | face‐to‐face | 2 (+option of telephone calls to nurse) | 2 | nurse | CBT | . | . | POMS | 12 |
| Holtedhal 2005 Norway English |
91 | all cancer sites | face‐to‐face | 2 | 1 | MD | Counselling | EORTC QLQ‐30 | 24 | . | . |
| Johansson 2008 Sweden English |
481 | breast, GI= colorectal or gastric, prostate | combination | median=3 (range 1‐24) | 4 | Psychologist | CBT | EORTC QLQ‐30 | 24 | HADS (Depression, Anxiety) | 24 |
| Kanzaki 2002 Japan Japanese |
26 | gastric | face‐to‐face | 5 (5 week period) | 2 | nurse | CBT | . | . | DAMS | 4 |
| Manne 2007 USA English |
353 | gynaecological | combination | 6 x 60 mins (+ 1 x telephone call at the end) | 3 | combination | Counseling | . | . | BDI | 24 |
| McArdle 1996 UK English |
272 | breast | face‐to‐face | 1 x 20‐30 minutes & as necessary after that | 4 | nurse | Counseling (preparation) | . | . | HADS (Anxiety) | 52 |
| McQuellon 1998 USA English |
150 | all cancer sites | face‐to‐face | 1 orientation Programme including time with an oncology counsellor to express concerns | 1 | counsellor | Counseling (preparation) | . | . | POMS | <1 |
| Moynihan 1998 UK English |
73 | testicular | face‐to‐face | 6 x 60 mins | 3 | nurse | CBT | . | . | HADS (Anxiety) | 16 |
| Nezu 2003 USA English |
150 | breast, leukaemia, lung, ovarian, head/neck, prostate, non‐Hodgkins, colon | face‐to‐face | 10 (10 weeks) x 90 mins | 3 | psychologist | CBT | . | . | POMS | 24 |
| Parker 2009 USA English |
159 | prostate | face‐to‐face | 4 | 3 | Combination | CBT (preparation) | SF‐36 MCS | 24 | . | . |
| Peterson 2002 Australia English |
53 | gynaecological | face‐to‐face | 1 x 60 mins | 1 | MD | Counselling | . | . | GHQ | 24 |
| Puig 2006 USA English |
39 | Breast | face‐to‐face | 4 x 60 mins | 1 | counsellor | psycho education/ Creative Arts | . | . | POMS (Depression‐ dejection) |
4 |
| Sandgren 2003 USA English |
222 | Breast | telephone | 6 x 30mins (5 weekly, then final call at 3 months) | 1 | nurse | Counselling | FACT‐B | 24 | POMS | . |
| Stanton 2005 USA English |
558 | Breast | combination | 2: one face‐to‐face meeting, a video&manual provided, follow up face‐to‐face meeting | 3 | combination | CBT | SF‐36 Vitality | 24 | . | . |
| Trask 2003 USA English |
48 | skin | face‐to‐face | 4 x 50 mins | 2 | not stated | CBT | SF‐36 | 24 | STAI | 24 |