Overview
To learn more about participant experience as a Asian American immigrant breast cancer survivor and how writing about participant experiences may affect participant's health.
Description
Primary Objective:
To determine the effects of writing therapy on QOL and perceived stress at the 6- and 12-month follow-ups.
Secondary Objective:
To discover the effects of writing therapy on stress biomarkers and perceived stress at the 3-month follow-up.
To explore the psychosocial and cultural mechanisms responsible for the benefits of writing therapy by using mixed methods.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult (aged 18 and older) diagnosed with stage 0-III cancer (or acute leukemia in remission/ chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase).
- Self-identified as Asian, Asian Americans, any Asian or Asian American subgroup (Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean, etc.) ethnic/cultural background
- Completed primary treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy within the preceding 5 years.
- Comfortable reading in English or in Chinese.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to provide informed consent.