| Study characteristics |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
200 |
| Interventions |
All: Pre‐operative interview with a Clinical Psychologist Group 1, 30 minute counselling session Grp 2, 30 minute chat Grp 3, no counselling or chat |
| Outcomes |
GHQ‐12, HADS, Present State Examination, Coping Scale |
| Theoretical Basis |
Couselling |
| Cancer Site |
Breast |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face‐to‐face |
| Notes |
Preparation for surgery |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Random number table |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
High risk |
Open random allocation schedule |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
The study protocol is not available but it is clear that the published reports include all expected outcomes, including those that were pre‐specified |
| Other bias |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
