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World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2025; 15(12): 112479
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112479
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112479
Table 3 Characteristics of cognitive behavioral therapy treatment, n (%)
| Ref. | Intervention (T) specific method | Intervention (C) specific method | CBT implementer | Intervention duration/frequency/total times or time | Intervention time point | Assessment time point | Follow-up time after treatment | Lost to follow-up |
| Frangou et al[12] | CBT (face to face sessions) | Standard care | Doctoral-level clinical/counselling psychologist | 90 minutes/NR/3 months | The 6-12 weeks post-chemotherapy | Baseline/after treatment 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 24 months | 24 months | 40 (37.4) |
| Zhou et al[13] | At-home CBT + conventional nursing | Conventional nursing | Nurses | Half an hour/3-4 times per week/NR | In the light of chemotherapy | Baseline/after treatment 1, 2, 3 months | 3 months | 0 (0) |
| Zhang et al[14] | Nurse-led home-based exercise + CBT | Nurse-led usual care | CBT-trained nurses | 1 hour/once weekly/12 consecutive weeks | Before the sixth chemotherapy treatment | Baseline/immediately after treatment/3 month | 3 months | 3 (4.3) |
| Petzel et al[15] | Visit website (social cognitive theory + CBT) | Visit website (usual care materials) | Medical and psychological providers | Unlimited time/2-3 times per week/60 days | Post-operative checkup or planned chemotherapy | Baseline/1 month | 1 month | 6 (17.1) |
| Moonsammy et al[16] | CBT (counselling sessions by phone) | Surveillance | CBT-trained nurses | 1 hour/once every two weeks/12 weeks | Before completing two cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy | Baseline/immediately after intervention/3 months | 3 months | 5 (26.3) |
| Rost et al[17] | ACT (face to face meetings) | Treatment as usual | A PhD-level clinical psychologist | 1 hour/4 months/12 occasions | In the chemotherapy treatments | Baseline/at the end of the 4th, 8th, and final (12th) session | End of treatment | 16 (34) |
- Citation: Zhao F, Bo Y, Su XL. Effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on cancer-related fatigue and psychological status in ovarian cancer patients: A meta-analysis. World J Psychiatry 2025; 15(12): 112479
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112479