Promoting post-traumatic growth in cancer patients
A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of guided written disclosure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4755680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valentina Cafaro (0000-0002-0944-7699, European University of Rome), Luca Iani (0000-0003-1151-3066, European University of Rome), Massimo Costantini (0000-0002-5293-7079, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Italy), Silvia Di Leo (0000-0003-1673-2786, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Italy) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 240-253 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105316676332 |
| PMID | 27834264 |
| OpenAlex | W2549380861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 57 |
This multicenter study investigates the efficacy of the guided disclosure protocol in promoting post-traumatic growth, through meaning reconstruction, in cancer patients after adjuvant chemotherapy. Participants will be randomized to guided disclosure protocol or to an active control condition. Both conditions consist of three 20-minute writing sessions. Experimental participants verbalize emotions, describe events, and reflect on trauma effects. Control participants write about their past week's daily routine. Patients, blinded to treatment assignment, will complete questionnaires at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6-month follow-up. This study will improve knowledge concerning the effects of writing interventions on psychological health and well-being in cancer patients
Alternative medicine · Cancer · Intervention (counseling · Meaning (existential · Physical therapy · Protocol (science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Randomized controlled trial · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Medicine · Mental Health via Writing · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Surgery
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |