| Study characteristics |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
481 |
| Interventions |
Individual psychological support, intensified primary health care (liaison improved and training for nurses and GPs) and nutritional support (dietary assessment and advice) |
| Outcomes |
EORTC QLQ‐30, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale HADS |
| Theoretical Basis |
CBT |
| Cancer Site |
Breast, GI (GI = colorectal or gastric), prostate |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face and telephone when travel distance was an issue |
| Notes |
Nutritional dietary support and liaison with general practice staff (including training for GPs and nurses) also formed part of the intervention |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Computer generated random allocation |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
| Other bias |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
