Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
After the completion of baseline assessment, participants in the experimental group get an e-mail about the writing instructions, and start writing works. During writing works, participants make use o
s needs and ways. The expressive writing is carried out based on the procedure of a study of Lu et al. (2012). The experiment group is asked to write for 20 minutes about their deepest thoughts and fe
Sponsors
University of Tsukuba Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The subjects of this study are cancer patients/survivors who are after the end of primary cancer treatment and are followed at outpatient units
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient age: less than 20 years, unawareness of cancer diagnosis, and having any psychiatric disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| QOL | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical health (symptoms), Psychological adjustment (anxiety and depression), Characteristics and pattern of written essays, Usage of the website, and Satisfaction at the web-based intervention | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMichiyo MIZUNO
University of Tsukuba Faculty of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed