Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for evidence review
Included | Excluded |
|---|---|
Studies focused on caregiver support | Studies not focused on caregiver support, for example, those focused on patient support |
Studies solely focused on symptom management | |
Studies focused on service evaluation | |
Studies focused on caregiver support during palliative or end of life care | Studies focused on caregiver support before, during or after treatment, during survivorship or where prognosis was expected to be longer than 1 year |
Studies graded by the systematic review authors, as good quality | Studies graded by the systematic review authors as weak quality |
Studies of interventions amenable to delivery by hospital-based, registered practitioners (e.g. ward staff) | Studies focused on psychotherapeutic approaches e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy |
Studies using other therapeutic approaches such as art or music therapy or other focus such as training caregivers to use prompt questions in consultations |