| 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 |
