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Effectiveness of Character Strengths-based Intervention in Enhancing Self-esteem, Quality of Life and Alleviating Depression Among Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating character strengths-based intervention and early memories for Breast Cancer. Completed, enrolled 122 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The research design is a randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of character strengths-based intervention in enhancing self-esteem, quality of life and alleviating depression in breast cancer patients. The type of intervention is psychological intervention. Participants in the intervention group will receive character strengths-based intervention. Participants in the control group will receive placebo control care.
Study Details
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Interventions
Character strengths-based intervention (CSI) is one kind of positive psychology interventions. It specifically focuses on character strengths, related activities and exercises assisting individuals to reconnect with their characters and promote self-conceptualization. The researcher will develop an education module on CSI based on the previous literatures conducted in China and other countries. Before the RCT, this module will be adapted to Chinese participants. During the intervention, participants in the intervention group will be offered the educational module to learn about strengths, comments around the definition of character strengths and examples of specific strengths.
In early memories, participants will be instructed to write down something from their early memories every day. The memories could be the things happened several days or many years before the writing day. The memories could be participant' travel experiences or food for a day. There are no strict restrictions on the timing or content of these early events.