| Study characteristics |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
239 |
| Interventions |
Patient‐led telephone CBT intervention with supplemental audio/video tapes provided |
| Outcomes |
MMSE, Uncertainty in illness scale, Cancer knowledge scale, (subscales reported; symptom distress or QOL and problem solving and cognitive restructuring as self‐control scale) |
| Theoretical Basis |
CBT |
| Cancer Site |
Prostate |
| Mode of Delivery |
Combination of telephone and audio/video media |
| Notes |
Number of participants in each arm not reported (one arm included family member) also 0.1 significance level used |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Block randomisation (randomisation process not described) |
| 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 |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
