ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2020
The benefits of expressive writing among newly diagnosed mainland Chinese breast cancer patients.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of expressive writing disclosure on cancer and palliative care patients' health-related outcomes.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of expressive helping writing during stem cell transplant: Randomized controlled trial.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025Trial
- The culturally adapted cognitive behavioral stress management program for enhancing psychological well-being and self-management of postoperative breast cancer patients: A randomized controlled study protocol in China.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Expressive writing interventions in patients with cancer: A scoping literature review.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Association between self-disclosure and benefit finding of Chinese cancer patients caregivers: the mediation effect of coping styles.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of an online support program to help female cancer patients manage their health and illness: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2022Article
- Effects of Structured Expressive Writing on Quality of Life and Perceived Self-Care Self-Efficacy of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in Central China: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of an expressive writing intervention on quality of life (QoL) among mainland Chinese breast cancer patients. A total of 118 Chinese breast cancer patients were randomly assigned to one of four groups: a cancer-facts writing condition (CTL group), an emotional disclosure writing condition (EMO group), a self-regulation writing condition (SR group), or a neutral control condition with no writing tasks (CON group). QoL was assessed by FACT-B at baseline, 3-, and 6-month follow-ups. A repeated measure analysis of variance revealed significant effects of time (F = 13.9, P < 0.001, η
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