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Table 1 In- and exclusion criteria

From: Personalized versus standard cognitive behavioral therapy for fear of cancer recurrence, depressive symptoms or cancer-related fatigue in cancer survivors: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (MATCH-study)

Inclusion criteria

1)

≥ 18 years old.

2)

Able to speak and read Dutch.

3)

Previously diagnosed with cancer.

4)

At least 6 months and maximum 5 years after end of primary treatment with curative intent. Patients who still receive hormonal therapy after treatment are eligible.

5)

No disease activity at time of inclusion in the study.

6)

Report either clinically relevant levels of fatigue (Checklist Individual Strength (CIS), cutoff ≥ 35 on the fatigue severity subscale), and/or fear of cancer recurrence (Cancer Worry Scale (CWS), cutoff ≥ 10), and/or depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory Primary Care (BDI-PC), cutoff ≥ 4), from which they experience functional impairments (Work and Social Adjustment Scale (W&SAS), cutoff ≥ 10

Exclusion criteria

1)

Insufficient command of the Dutch language.

2)

Currently receiving psychological or psychiatric treatment.

3)

No informed consent.