| 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 |
