Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies.
From: Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression in cancer survivors: a meta-analysis
Study (area) | Type of cancer | Stage | n, M/F | Treatment time | Follow-up | Groups | Case | Age, years | M/F | Outcomes | Intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantitative analysis | |||||||||||
Fenlon, D 2020 (UK) | Breast | NR | 127, 0/127 | 6 weeks | 6 months | CBT | 61 | 53.5 ± 9.78 | 0/61 | PHQ, GAD-7 | Weekly group CBT sessions, lasting 90 min, for 6 weeks |
TAU | 66 | 55.2 ± 10.19 | 0/66 | ||||||||
Groarke, A 2013 (Ireland) | Breast | Any | 179, 0/179 | 5 weeks | 12 months | CBT | 87 | 53.30 ± 9.86 | 0/87 | HADS-D, HADS-A | In groups of 8–12 for 3 h per week |
TAU | 92 | 54.10 ± 10.62 | 0/92 | ||||||||
Ham, K 2019 (South Korea) | Mixed | I-IV | 42, 6/36 | 10 weeks | NR | CBT | 21 | 41.90 ± 11.30 | 3/18 | DAS, STAI | One session per day for a total of 10 weeks at home |
TAU | 21 | 47.10 ± 11.19 | 3/18 | ||||||||
Jelvehzadeh, F 2022 (Iran) | Breast | Any | 48, 0/48 | 8 weeks | 3 months | CBT | 24 | 49.40 ± 7.22 | 0/24 | DASS-21 | Three groups of 8 were formed and 8 sessions were held for each group |
TAU | 24 | 47.94 ± 6.99 | 0/24 | ||||||||
Murphy, MJ 2020 (Australia) | Mixed | early | 114, 13/101 | 16 weeks | 3 months | CBT | 53 | 53.28 ± 9.22 | 7/46 | HADS-D, HADS-A | Online self-managed but clinician supervised, 16-week, 8-lesson program |
TAU | 61 | 53.30 ± 10.09 | 6/55 | ||||||||
Qiu, J 2013 (China) | Breast | 0-IV | 62, 0/62 | 10 weeks | 6 months | CBT | 31 | 51.68 ± 5.95 | 0/31 | HAMD, SAS | Treatment protocol-guided group, weekly for 10 two-hour sessions |
TAU | 31 | 49.58 ± 8.03 | 0/31 | ||||||||
Savard, J 2005 (Canada) | Breast | I-III | 58, 0/58 | 8 weeks | 12 months | CBT | 27 | 54.81 ± 7.01 | 0/27 | HADS-D, HADS-A | Eight weekly sessions of 90 min, offered in groups of four to six patients |
TAU | 30 | 53.37 ± 7.72 | 0/30 | ||||||||
Savard, J 2006 (Canada) | Breast | metastatic | 45, 0/37 | 8 weeks | 6 months | CBT | 21 | 51.47 ± 8.05 | 0/21 | HADS-D, HADS-A | Eight weekly sessions of 60 to 90 min, individually |
TAU | 16 | 51.66 ± 8.62 | 0/16 | ||||||||
Serfaty, M 2019 (UK) | Mixed | Any | 230, 78/152 | 12 weeks | 3 months | CBT | 115 | 59.5 ± 10.3 | 41/74 | BDI-2 | Twelve weekly sessions of individual CBT delivered |
TAU | 115 | 59.5 ± 12.4 | 37/78 | ||||||||
Sheikhzadeh, M 2021 (Iran) | Mixed | Any | 39, 7/32 | 8 weeks | NR | CBT | 19 | 40.10 (mean) | 1/18 | BDI, BAI | Eight weekly 90-min sessions were held in a room of hospital |
TAU | 20 | 37.45 (mean) | 6/14 | ||||||||
Trask, PC 2003 (USA) | Melanoma | 0-III | 48, 14/34 | 4 weeks | 6 months | CBT | 25 | 56.2 (30–92) | 8/17 | STAI | Three 50-min weekly group sessions for 4 weeks |
TAU | 23 | 51.0 (22–71) | 6/17 | ||||||||
van de Wal, M 2017 (Netherland) | Mixed | NR | 88, 41/47 | 8 weeks | NR | CBT | 45 | 58.0 ± 11.3 | 21/24 | HADS-D, HADS-A | Five individual 1 h session, with three 15-min e-consultations |
TAU | 43 | 59.7 ± 10.0 | 20/23 | ||||||||
Yang, Y 2022 (China) | LSCC | NR | 80, 66/14 | 2 weeks | NR | CBT | 40 | 51.05 ± 3.66 | 34/6 | SAI, PHQ-9 | Five sessions, and each session took about 20 min, individually |
TAU | 40 | 51.13 ± 3.52 | 32/8 | ||||||||
Qualitative analysis | |||||||||||
Duffy, SA 2006 (USA) | HNC | Any | 184, 155/29 | NR | 6 months | CBT | 93 | 56 ± 10.8 | 72/21 | GDSSF | 9–11 sessions of CBT telephone counseling |
TAU | 91 | 58 ± 8.9 | 83/8 | ||||||||
Savard, J 2014 (Canada) | Breast | 0–III | 242, 0/242 | 6 weeks | 6 months | CBT | 81 | 52.6 ± 8.9 | 0/81 | HADS-D, HADS-A | Six weekly, individual treatment sessions of approximately 50 min |
TAU | 81 | 55.4 ± 8.8 | 0/81 | ||||||||
