An Expressive Writing Program to Support Emotional Wellness Among Young Adults With Hematologic Malignancy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Mental Wellbeing
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this study is to learn more about an expressive writing workshop among people with blood cancer. The main question it aims to answer is whether and how an expressive writing workshop can impact mental wellness.
Participants will
- Take part in an online expressive writing workshop for four weeks
- Take three surveys at different times over 12 weeks Researchers will compare changes in mental wellness reported by the participants of the workshop to those who will wait four weeks to start the workshop. After four weeks, the participants who are waiting will start their workshop.
详细描述
The goal of this study is to learn more about an expressive writing workshop among people with blood cancer. The main question it aims to answer is whether and how an expressive writing workshop can impact mental wellness.
Participants will
- Take part in an online expressive writing workshop for four weeks
- Take three surveys at different times over 12 weeks Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two study groups by chance. Group 1 will start the workshop the following week. Group 2 will wait 4 weeks before starting the workshop. The workshop is the same for both groups. Each week, participants will be given a writing prompt and asked to spend at least 15 minutes writing a response. They will be able to share their writing response in a private online community group if they would like, but sharing is not required.
Researchers will then compare changes in mental wellness between group 1 and 2.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patient with a hematologic malignancy diagnosis in treatment or after treatment is completed, who is currently between the ages of 18 and 39 (young adult), or the informal caregiver of a young adult blood cancer patient
- •Located within the U.S., Canada, or U.S. territories
- •Able to read and write in English
排除标准
- •Located outside of the U.S., Canada, or its territories
- •Participant is a minor aged 17 years or below
研究组 & 干预措施
Group 1
Primary Intervention Group
干预措施: Expressive Writing Workshop (Behavioral)
Group 2
Wait List Control Group
干预措施: Expressive Writing Workshop (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Mental Wellbeing
时间窗: Baseline, 4, and 8 weeks
Participants' mental wellbeing will be evaluated using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), specifically the original 14-item scale developed by researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Edinburgh in 2007. This self-report questionnaire asks questions about participants' feelings and how they have been functioning over the last two weeks to capture a comprehensive view of their recent mental wellbeing. Participants will rate each question on a 5-point Likert scale, and their responses will be totaled to a mental wellbeing score ranging from 14-70; higher scores indicate greater wellbeing.
Perceived Stress
时间窗: Baseline, 4, and 8 weeks
A self-report questionnaire captures whether participants perceive different life situations as overwhelming or uncontrollable. Participants will rate each question on a 5-point Likert scale, and their responses will be totaled to a stress score ranging from 0-40, with higher score indicated more perceived stress.
次要结局
未报告次要终点