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. 2020 Jul 20;2020(7):CD013684. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013684

Chen 2018b.

Methods Study design: RCT
Study grouping: parallel group
Unit of randomisation: individuals
Power (power & sample size calculation, level of power achieved): not specified in conference abstract
Imputation of missing data: not specified
Participants Country: China
Setting: not specified
Age: not specified
Sample size (randomised): 40
Sex: not specified
Comorbidity (mean (SD) of respective measures in indicated, if available) at baseline: students with depression
Population description: urban college students with depression
Inclusion criteria: not specified
Exclusion criteria: not specified
Attrition (withdrawals and exclusions): not specified
Reasons for missing data: not specified
Interventions Intervention: cognitive coping group training and psychological intervention (n randomised not specified)
  • delivery: probably face‐to‐face; group setting

  • providers: not specified

  • duration of treatment period and timing: not specified

  • description: content not further specified

  • compliance: not specified

  • integrity of delivery: not specified

  • economic information: not specified

  • theoretical basis: cognitive coping training; not further specified


Control: TAU (normal training; n randomised not specified)
  • delivery: not specified

  • providers: not specified

  • duration of treatment period and timing: not specified

  • description: not specified

  • compliance: not specified

  • integrity of delivery: not specified

  • economic information: not specified

  • theoretical basis: not specified

Outcomes Outcomes collected and reported:
  • depression ‐ Self‐Rating Depression Scale ‐ only pre‐intervention difference between groups in depression score reported (P > 0.05)

  • affective style ‐ Affective Style Questionnaire‐ not reported

  • SCSQ (unclear which scale, abbreviation not explained in conference abstract) ‐ not reported


Time points measured and reported: 1) pre‐intervention; 2) post‐intervention; 3) 6‐month follow‐up; only pre‐intervention difference reportedAdverse events: not specified
Notes Contact with authors: We were not able to contact the study authors on whether the intervention focused on resilience and if healthcare students were included in the final sample, since we identified no contact data (e‐mail address) of the authors.
Study start/end date: not specified
Funding source: not specified
Declaration of interest: not specified
Ethical approval needed/obtained for study: not specified
Comments by study authors: not relevant
Miscellaneous outcomes by the review authors: several eligibility criteria of this review unclear (inclusion of healthcare students, focus on resilience)
Correspondence: Chen C.Y.; Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, 430073, China; no e‐mail address identified