Study protocol for writing to heal: A culturally based brief expressive writing intervention for Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study uses a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the health benefits of expressive writing that is culturally adapted for Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors (BCSs) and to characterize how acculturation moderates the effects of expressive writing interventions.

Methods

We will recruit Chinese immigrant BCSs (N = 240) diagnosed with stage 0-III breast cancer and within 5 years of completion of primary treatment. Recruitment will occur primarily through community-based organizations and cancer registries. Participants will be randomly assigned either to a control condition to write about neutral topics or to one of two intervention conditions, self-regulation or self-cultivation, both of which aim to promote adaptive cognitive processes but differ i

SUBMITTER: Lu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11426517 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature