Expressive Writing for COVID-19 Resilience
Distress Due to COVID-19
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Distress Due to COVID-19
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Potential subjects will be considered eligible if they feel they have been personally impacted by circumstances surrounding COVID-19. Other eligibility criteria include:
- Able to speak, read, write, and understand English
- Cognitively able to provide consent
- Ability to participate in a 6-week intervention delivered via Zoom, REDCap, and email
Sites / Locations
- Duke Integrative Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Expressive writing
The expressive writing intervention consists of a 6-week, virtually-delivered writing program. Each week, participants meet for 90 minutes via Zoom and will be guided through writing prompts designed to encourage emotional expression and enhance personal resilience. The progression of writing exercises flows as follows: Week 1: Writing to expressive difficult emotions Week 2: Writing to release & integrate difficult emotions Week 3: Writing to nurture gratitude Week 4: Writing to enhance strengths & resources Week 5: Writing to cultivate positive meaning & savor goodness Week 6: Writing to invite insight, perspective, & growth