Effectiveness of Character Strengths-based Intervention Among Breast Cancer Patients

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status

Completed

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Treatments

Behavioral: early memories

Behavioral: character strengths-based intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04219267

2019.429

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

The character strengths-based intervention may could enhance self-esteem, quality of life and alleviate depression, but the placebo control care did not do so.

Strengths use is indeed associated with elevated levels of life satisfaction and quality of life. It is positively related to self-esteem and leads to greater self-esteem over time. Moreover, strengths use could help decrease depression in the patients, and has beneficial effect on quality of life. There is a model that examined the mechanism of how strengths use related to enhanced self-esteem, happiness and life satisfaction. Individuals who use their strengths and experience greater levels of life satisfaction is mediated by self-esteem and depression.

Preliminary evidence suggested that character strengths-based intervention has positive impact on psychological well-being include improving self-esteem among women with breast cancer in Spain. However, there is a worldwide paucity of rigorous trials that have evaluated the effectiveness of character strengths-based interventions for breast cancer patients.

Enrollment

122 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

have a confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer;
aged above 18 years old;
native Chinese and proficient in oral mandarin communication;
agree to participate in the study and offer a written informed consent regarding their voluntary;
are able to comprehend and complete the questionnaires independently.

Exclusion criteria

suffering from other or multiple life-threatening diseases;
psychosis (for example, delusional disorder, schizophrenia);
having participated in any type of group or individual psychological intervention in the past half year.