Impact of an Online Positive Affect Journaling Intervention
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 21 - 80 |
| Updated: | 5/3/2014 |
| Start Date: | June 2013 |
| End Date: | June 2014 |
| Contact: | Lindsay Cover |
| Phone: | 7175317754 |
In this study the investigators plan to recruit 70 patients reporting high levels of stress
to test the impact of Positive Affect Journaling. Patients randomized to use the online
intervention will be asked to journal about one of seven topics, several days each week, for
three months. The topics (e.g., "What went well") are designed to help the individual focus
on some positive aspect of their life or themselves over the past day. Each topic is based
on prompts shown to be effective in studies of up to one week in duration. In the summer of
2012, our research team pilot tested each prompt with 20 patients with high levels of
anxiety, which led to important changes to the prompts, to increase their potential impact.
The main aim is to understand the impact of Positive Affect Journaling on psychological
distress, as measured by the National Health Interview Survey.
to test the impact of Positive Affect Journaling. Patients randomized to use the online
intervention will be asked to journal about one of seven topics, several days each week, for
three months. The topics (e.g., "What went well") are designed to help the individual focus
on some positive aspect of their life or themselves over the past day. Each topic is based
on prompts shown to be effective in studies of up to one week in duration. In the summer of
2012, our research team pilot tested each prompt with 20 patients with high levels of
anxiety, which led to important changes to the prompts, to increase their potential impact.
The main aim is to understand the impact of Positive Affect Journaling on psychological
distress, as measured by the National Health Interview Survey.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Fluently speaks, writes, and read English
- Report elevated levels of stress
- Be between 21-80 years of age
- Have access to the Internet
- Have an ECOG Performance Status of 0 (Fully active) through 3 (Limited self-care)
Exclusion Criteria:
- High risk for suicidality on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders
(SCID).
- Pregnant or planning to get pregnant in the next 3 months
- Moving in the next 6 months
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500 University Dr
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
(717) 531-6955
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn...
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