Study characteristics |
Methods |
RCT |
Participants |
82 |
Interventions |
Meaning‐making intervention to acknowledge the present, contemplate the past, commit to the present, for the future |
Outcomes |
Rosenberg Self‐esteem Scale, Life Orientation Test (optimism), Generalised Self Efficacy Scale |
Theoretical Basis |
CBT |
Cancer Site |
Breast and colorectal |
Mode of Delivery |
Face‐to‐face |
Notes |
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Risk of bias |
Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Computer generated random allocation |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
High risk |
Open random allocation schedule |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
Other bias |
High risk |
11% of participants already receiving psychosocial support |