Table 3.

Blended psychological interventions.

Therapy and authors		Cancer	Study design	Intervention	Results
Traditional CBTa
	van de Wal et al [47,63,71]	BCb, PCc, or colorectal; survivors; BC, PC, and CRCd	Study protocol; RCTe; RCT	The SWORDf study: 5 individuals 1-hour F2Fg sessions+three 15-minute web-based sessions based on traditional CBT; UCh	SWORD had a greater effect on FCRi than UC with a moderate-to-large effect size (Cohen d=0.76). SWORD had a greater effect on FCR than UC (mean difference −1.787, 95% CI −3.251 to − 0.323; P=.02) at the 15-month follow-up.
	van de Wal et al [41]	Survivors of BC	Case study	The SWORD study: 7 F2F therapy sessions and 1 telephone session based on traditional CBT	CBT reduced FCR over time (last follow-up at 12 months after therapy).
	Luigjes-Huizer et al [72]	—j	Study protocol	BLANKETk: 2 CBT modules+5 optional modules; UC	—
	Leermakers et al [73]	Survivors of CRC	Study protocol	CORRECTl: 5 F2F sessions +3 telephone sessions and an interactive self-management website; UC	—
	Döking et al [74]	Survivors of CRC	Case study	CORRECT for 4 months: 5 F2F+3 telephone sessions and an interactive self-management website	The intervention was successful in reducing the distress of a survivor of cancer.
Contemporary CBT
	Lyhne et al [75]	Survivors of CRC	Study protocol	Therapist-guided iConquerFear: 5 modules; UC	—

^aCBT: cognitive behavioral therapy.

^bBC: breast cancer.

^cPC: prostate cancer.

^dCRC: colorectal cancer.

^eRCT: randomized controlled trial.

^fSWORD: Survivors’ Worries of Recurrent Disease.

^gF2F: face to face.

^hUC: usual care.

ⁱFCR: fear of cancer recurrence.

^jThe type of cancer was not specified.

^kBLANKET: blended care for fear of cancer recurrence.

^lCORRECT: colorectal cancer distress reduction.