Health Benefits of Writing Therapy Among Asian American Cancer Survivors
Summary
To learn more about participant experience as a Asian American immigrant breast cancer survivor and how writing about participant experiences may affect participant's health.
Detailed description
Primary Objective: To determine the effects of writing therapy on QOL and perceived stress at the 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Secondary Objective: To discover the effects of writing therapy on stress biomarkers and perceived stress at the 3-month follow-up. To explore the psychosocial and cultural mechanisms responsible for the benefits of writing therapy by using mixed methods.
Arms & interventions
- BehavioralEsays
Participants will write about their experiences One (1) time each week for 3 weeks at the beginning of the study and then 1 more time 9 months later. Participants will be asked to write about their experiences with cancer in English or Chinese and to write as much as they can for about 20-30 minutes for each essay.
- BehavioralQuestionnaires
Participants will answer a questionnaire at the beginning of the study and then 3, 6, and 12 months later. Participants will also answer a questionnaire about their thoughts on writing and on the study after they complete the third essay.
Outcome measures
Primary
Primary Outcome Measure: Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0
Time frame: Time Frame: through study completion; an average of 1 year
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (1)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030