Evaluating the efficacy of two body image online writing interventions against a neutral writing control in targeting positive body image and distress in female cancer survivors: a randomised controlled trial
Elizabeta Brkic, Ivanka Prichard, Lisa Beatty · 2026
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Elizabeta Brkic, Ivanka Prichard, and Lisa Beatty published a randomised trial in two thousand twenty-six on writing exercises for women after cancer. Cancer and its treatment often change how women feel about their bodies. Two short online writing programmes aim to ease that distress in different ways.
One hundred thirty-two survivors were assigned to one of the two programmes or to neutral writing. One programme, Expand Your Horizon, raised body appreciation and lowered body dissatisfaction right after writing. The second programme showed the same pattern but not strongly enough to count as proven. Over two weeks, all groups improved somewhat. The authors say the first programme works, but the best dose for lasting gains is still unknown.
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| CREATOR | Elizabeta Brkic, Ivanka Prichard, Lisa Beatty |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |