Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The AI-driven expressive writing group:The AI-EW group interacted with a therapeutic chatbot, accessed through the popular Chinese instant messaging platform QQ. This chatbot, powered by the Google AI
Mordechay, Nir, & Eviatar, 2019
Park et al., 2021).
The nurse-guided expressive writing Group (NG-EW):Participants in the NG-EW group, similar to the AI-EW group, utilized the QQ software. This group was facilitated by oncology nurses who completed a c
understanding emotional distress in
Sponsors
Southern Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 18~60 years; (2) having a diagnosis of any type of cancer; (3) completion of primary treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, and being in the recovery phase without signs of relapse; (4) possessing sufficient literacy in Chinese to understand the study’s procedures and to express their thoughts and feelings through writing; (5) willingness and ability to engage in the expressive writing interventions via QQ, a Chinese real-time communication software.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) undergoing acute psychiatric treatment at the time of the study; (2) having a history of severe psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could interfere with study procedures; (3) having cognitive impairments that preclude informed consent or understanding of the expressive writing instructions; (4) participation in another psychotherapy intervention or clinical trial that could potentially influence the outcomes of this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9);Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form (FoPQ-SF);Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXueling Yang
Southern Medical University
Outcome results
None listed