| 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’. |
