To test the effects of a 10-wk stress management interventions vs. a 5-wk control condition on positive psychosocial adaptation in women being treated for breast cancer. Participants assigned to either of the stress management groups will show better positive psychosocial adaptation compared to those in the control group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
200
A 10-week remotely-delivered group, lasting about 120 minutes each session.
Participants will receive weekly supportive-expressive group intervention for two hours per week for five weeks total.
Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center
Taipei, Taiwan
posttraumatic growth by the PTGI
the PTGI a 21-item questionnaire each scored on a range of 0-5.
Time frame: Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3)
Distress by the HADS
The HADS is a 14-item scale, with seven items relating to anxiety and seven relating to depression. Each item on the questionnaire is scored from 0-3 and this means that a person can score between 0 and 21 for either anxiety or depression.
Time frame: Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3)
Positive and Negative affect
The Affect Balance Scale includes 20 adjectives assessing negative and positive mood. Possible scores range from 1-5.
Time frame: Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3)
Perceived Stress Management Abilities
The Measure of Current Status questionnaire and self-designed items were used to measure abilities learned from the group interventions.
Time frame: Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3)
Quality of Life by the SF-36
SF-36
Time frame: Baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), 6 months post-intervention (T3)
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