Are psychological interventions effective on anxiety in cancer patients? A systematic review and meta‐analyses

Objective The aims of this meta‐analysis were to estimate the overall effect size (ES) of psychological interventions on anxiety in patients with cancer and extract sample and intervention characteristics that influence effectiveness. Methods PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, Embase, Medline, and CINAHL were searched using Medical Subject Heading keywords ‘ cancer ’ AND ‘ anxiety ’ AND ‘ psychological intervention ’ AND ‘ counselling ’ AND ‘ psycho* ’...