Expressive writing interventions in cancer patients: a systematic review

EL Merz, RS Fox, VL Malcarne - Health psychology review, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Decades of research have suggested that expressive writing produces physical and
psychological benefits in controlled laboratory experiments among healthy college students …

Expressive writing as a therapeutic intervention for people with advanced disease: a systematic review

N Kupeli, G Chatzitheodorou, NA Troop… - BMC palliative …, 2019 - Springer
Background Expressive writing involves writing about stressful or traumatic experiences.
Despite trials in people with advanced disease, no systematic review to date has critiqued …

My changed body: breast cancer, body image, distress and self‐compassion

A Przezdziecki, KA Sherman, A Baillie… - Psycho …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Bodily changes after breast cancer treatment can lead to long‐term distress.
Self‐compassion, the ability to be kind to oneself, is an internal resource that may enhance a …

Reducing body image–related distress in women with breast cancer using a structured online writing exercise: Results from the my changed body randomized …

KA Sherman, A Przezdziecki, J Alcorso… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Breast cancer treatment adverse effects result in one in three survivors
experiencing body image–related distress (BID) that negatively impacts on a woman's ability …

A brief gratitude writing intervention decreased stress and negative affect during the COVID-19 pandemic

EM Fekete, NT Deichert - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022 - Springer
Exploring ways to mitigate the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic is important for long-term
health. Expressive and gratitude-focused writing are effective methods to help individuals …

Modifying affective and cognitive responses regarding body image difficulties in breast cancer survivors using a self-compassion-based writing intervention

A Przezdziecki, KA Sherman - Mindfulness, 2016 - Springer
The body image-related concerns of breast cancer survivors following treatment are not
always adequately addressed. Self-compassion, which is the capacity to adopt a kind …

Write for life: Persisting in online health communities through expressive writing and social support

H Ma, CE Smith, L He, S Narayanan… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Expressive writing has been shown to improve physical, mental, and social health outcomes
for patients struggling with difficult diagnoses. In many online health communities, writing …

Does therapeutic writing help people with long-term conditions? Systematic review, realist synthesis and economic considerations

OP Nyssen, SJC Taylor, G Wong, E Steed… - Health Technology …, 2016 - shura.shu.ac.uk
Long-term health conditions (chronic illness) can reduce the quality of people's daily lives
and can be costly to the health service. It has been suggested that when patients write about …

Expressive writing in early breast cancer survivors

MA Craft, GC Davis, RM Paulson - Journal of advanced nursing, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
craft ma, davis gc & paulson rm (2012) Expressive writing in early breast cancer survivors.
Journal of Advanced Nursing69 (2), 305–315. doi: 10.1111/j. 1365‐2648.2012. 06008. x …

Expressive writing among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial.

Q Lu, CCY Wong, MW Gallagher, RYW Tou… - Health …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Despite the significant size of the Asian American population, few studies have
been conducted to improve cancer survivorship in this underserved group. Research has …