title: Effects of Guided Written Disclosure Protocol on mood states and psychological symptoms among parents of off-therapy acute lymphoblastic leukemia children.
abstract: This study assesses the effects of Guided Written Disclosure Protocol on psychological distress in mothers and fathers of off-therapy acute lymphoblastic leukemia children. An experimental group participated in the writing intervention with a control group subject only to test-taking standards. The Symptom Questionnaire and Profile of Mood States were administered at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up. Guided Written Disclosure Protocol had significant effects on the progressive reduction of anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms, hostility, tension-anxiety, and fatigue-inertia within the experimental group. However, the control group distress levels tended to worsen over time. The mediating role of emotional processing was highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Theories and Methods of Human and Social Sciences (TEOMESUS), Federico II University, Naples, Italy. marialuisa.martino@unina.it
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: Maria Francesca
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Freda
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Camera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D014956:Writing