Table 1.
PICOS eligibility criteria.
Fig 1.
PRISMA flow diagram illustrating the flow of studies through the review process.
Table 2.
Study characteristics.
Table 3.
Outcome data–pain.
Table 4.
Outcome data–mental functioning.
Table 5.
Outcome data–somatization.
Table 6.
Outcome data–anxiety.
Table 7.
Outcome data–depression.
Table 8.
Outcome data–physical functioning.
Fig 2.
Meta-analysis using standardised, random effect to assess the effect of communication interventions upon patients’ anxiety.
Data from Rief et al. [16] using the BAI is included.
Fig 3.
Meta-analysis using standardised, random effect to assess the effect of communication interventions upon patients’ anxiety.
Data from Rief et al. [16] using the WI is included.
Fig 4.
Meta-analysis using standardised, random effect to assess the effect of communication interventions upon patients’ depression.