Study characteristics |
Methods |
RCT |
Participants |
465 |
Interventions |
Three‐session brief intervention, delivered by trained non‐specialists, focused on coping strategies |
Outcomes |
DSM Structured clinical interview, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) |
Theoretical Basis |
Psychoeducational |
Cancer Site |
Breast, lymphoma, ovary, bowel, testis, and others |
Mode of Delivery |
Face‐to‐face 90 mins and telephone x2 @ 45mins |
Notes |
Designed to prevent depression and anxiety, rather than to improve quality of life, per se |
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 |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |