Trial reportHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2016
Effects of a randomized gratitude intervention on death-related fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors.
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- Fear of disease progression among breast cancer patients in China: a meta-analysis of studies using the fear of progression questionnaire short form.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- The effects of gratitude interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Pooled it
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- Effect of Psychological Intervention on Fear of Cancer Recurrence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2019Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Interventions for Health Anxiety Presentations Across Diverse Chronic Illnesses.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Mind-body interventions for fear of cancer recurrence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of Gratitude Journaling on Patients with Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Trial
- Effects of family-centered positive psychological intervention on psychological health and quality of life in patients with breast cancer and their caregivers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Trial
- Psychological intervention (ConquerFear) for treating fear of cancer recurrence: mediators and moderators of treatment efficacy.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Trial
- An online randomized controlled trial, with or without problem-solving treatment, for long-term cancer survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2018Trial
- A pilot randomized controlled trial of cognitive bias modification to reduce fear of breast cancer recurrence.Cancer · 2017Trial
- Interventions to Reduce Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among People With Cancer: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
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- Hope, strength, and survival: exploring positive psychology interventions in breast cancer care.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- A Longitudinal Study of Adherence among Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Associations with Gratitude Over the Course of One Year.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Breast Cancer Survivors' Diet and Physical Activity Preferences and Barriers: How COVID-19 Changed the Intervention Landscape.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Two hearts, one fear? Dyadic fear-of-progression and quality of life among Thai gynecologic-cancer survivors and caregivers.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a guided multicomponent internet and mobile gratitude training program - A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2024Article
- Gratitude interventions to improve wellbeing and resilience of graduate nurses transitioning to practice: A scoping review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2024Article
- The effect of gratitude on death anxiety is fully mediated by optimism in Lebanese adults following the 2023 earthquake.BMC psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveAmong the most prevalent and distressing concerns endorsed by breast cancer survivors is fear of cancer recurrence (FOR), and one of the most salient facets is the worry that a recurrence of cancer could cause one's death. The primary goal of the present study was to test the effects of a brief, low-cost gratitude intervention on overall FOR and death-related FOR, positing pursuit of meaningful goals as a theoretically driven putative mediator. To replicate published tests of similar gratitude-eliciting interventions, positive affect (PA) was also considered as an outcome.
methodSixty-seven women with early stage breast cancer were randomly assigned to either a 6-week online gratitude intervention or a 6-week online control condition. Outcomes were assessed at pre- and posttreatment, as well as 1 month and 3 months after the end of treatment. The mediator, meaningful goal pursuit, was measured via assessments over the 6-week intervention period.
resultsResults revealed that patients in the gratitude intervention experienced a significant decrease in death-related FOR compared to the control condition. Moreover, this effect was significantly mediated by meaningful goal pursuit (and not by PA). The gratitude intervention was also found to prevent declines in PA observed in the control condition.
conclusionsOverall, findings support the notion that a brief gratitude intervention can promote well-being and psychological adaptation to cancer by stimulating the pursuit of meaningful goals and subsequently reducing death-related FOR. (PsycINFO Database Record
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