| Methods | RCT | |
| Participants | One hundred and twenty men with end‐stage cancer (clinical stage IV) identified on wards of a large general hospital; American | |
| Interventions | Counseling, including reducing denial, maintaining hope, life review, support for families (several times a week till death) | |
| Outcomes | Profile of Mood States, life satisfaction, self‐esteem, alienation, locus of control (one, three, six, nine, 12 months after the treatment) | |
| Notes | Quality score: 13 It is reported that the therapy improved depression at three months | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | A ‐ Adequate |
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