Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2022
Effects of a WeChat-Based Life Review Program for Patients With Digestive System Cancer: 3-Arm Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Effects of Life Review Intervention on Meaning in Life Among Older Adults With Disabilities：a Randomised Controlled Trial
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of Remote Web-Based Interventions on the Physiological and Psychological States of Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of reminiscence therapy on anxiety, depression, and quality of life in adult cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of a reminiscence therapy-involved program on anxiety, depression, and the quality of life in cancer patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Social Media-Based Life Review Intervention on Happiness in Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers: A Mixed-Methods Study.Psycho-oncology · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Mobile Storytelling App (Huiyou) on Social Participation Among People With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR human factors · 2025Trial
- Improving Parental Health Literacy in Primary Caregivers of 0- to 3-Year-Old Children Through a WeChat Official Account: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Trial
- The effectiveness of reminiscence therapy on the symptom management, the life satisfaction, and the self-transcendence in palliative care patients: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Trial
- Influence of reminiscence therapy on mental health and quality of life in elderly patients with unresectable, metastatic gastrointestinal cancer.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2024Trial
- A Qualitative Study of Family Centrality in Modified Dignity Therapy Experiences Among Korean Patients With Advanced Cancer: KCSG-PC22-10.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Article
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of digital interventions for mental health in cancer patients and survivors.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of nurse-led mHealth interventions on symptom outcomes in adult patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Digital Storytelling for People With Cognitive Impairment Using Available Mobile Apps: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis.JMIR aging · 2024Article
- Digital Storytelling Intervention for Enhancing the Social Participation of People With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Co-Design and Usability Study.JMIR aging · 2024Article
- Design requirements for a digital storytelling application for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with digestive system cancer often experience psychospiritual distress. Life review is an evidence-based psychological intervention for patients with cancer, but the effects of digital life review programs are unclear, especially for patients with digestive system cancer.
objectiveWe examined the effects of a WeChat-based life review program on the psychospiritual well-being of patients with digestive system cancer.
methodsThis study was a 3-arm parallel randomized controlled trial. Eligible patients with digestive system cancer were recruited from a university hospital in Fujian, China. They were randomized to a life review group and 2 control groups. All participants received routine care, and the life review group also received the 4-week WeChat-based life review program. Control group 1 also received a 4-week program of friendly visiting. Anxiety, depression, hope, and self-transcendence were measured at baseline and 2 days, 1 month, and 6 months after the intervention.
resultsA total of 150 participants were randomly allocated to the WeChat-based life review group (n=50), control group 1 (n=50), or control group 2 (n=50). The overall dropout rate was 10% (15/150), and 92% (46/50) of participants in the the life review group completed the intervention. Significant interaction effects for time and group membership were found for anxiety (P<.001), depression (P<.001), hope (P<.001), and self-transcendence (P<.001) at all follow-up time points. For anxiety and depression, the scores did not differ significantly between the life review group and control group 1 on day 2 (P=.80 for anxiety, P=.51 for depression), but the scores were significantly lower in the life review group at month 1 and month 6 (P=.02 for anxiety at both months 1 and 6; P=.003 and P<.001 for depression at months 1 and 6, respectively). Significant increases in hope and self-transcendence were revealed in the life review group compared to control group participants at all follow-up sessions.
conclusionsThe WeChat-based life review program was effective in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms and in improving the level of hope and self-transcendence among patients with digestive system cancer. Though friendly visiting can also help to relieve anxiety, its effects are short-term.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-IOR-17011998; https://tinyurl.com/5acycpd4.
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