Study characteristics |
Methods |
RCT |
Participants |
18 |
Interventions |
Combination of information provided by videotape and booklet, along with 5 counselling sessions based on Bandura principles of practicing behaviours to increase self‐efficacy |
Outcomes |
FACT, Symptom Distess Scale (SDS), Strategies used by patients to promote health (SUPPH) |
Theoretical Basis |
CBT |
Cancer Site |
Breast |
Mode of Delivery |
Combination of videotape, booklet and monthly counselling sessions |
Notes |
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Risk of bias |
Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
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 |
High risk |
Selected effect sizes provided in text, but no tables of figures presented |