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Does therapeutic writing help people with long-term conditions? Systematic review, realist synthesis and economic considerations |
Perez Nyssen O, Taylor SJC, Wong G, Steed E, Bourke L, Lord J, Ross CA, Hayman S, Field V, Higgins A, Greenhalgh T, Meads C |
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Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Perez Nyssen O, Taylor SJC, Wong G, Steed E, Bourke L, Lord J, Ross CA, Hayman S, Field V, Higgins A, Greenhalgh T, Meads C. Does therapeutic writing help people with long-term conditions? Systematic review, realist synthesis and economic considerations. Health Technology Assessment 2016; 20(27) Authors' objectives To review the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of TW for people with long-term conditions (LTCs) compared with no writing, or other controls, reporting any relevant clinical outcomes. To conduct a realist synthesis to understand how therapeutic writing (TW) might work, and for whom.
Writing therapy to improve physical or mental health can take many forms. The most researched model of TW is unfacilitated, individual expressive writing (written emotional disclosure). Facilitated writing activities are less widely researched. Authors' conclusions Overall, there is little evidence to support the therapeutic effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of unfacilitated expressive writing interventions in people with LTCs. Further research focused on facilitated TW in people with LTCs could be informative. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Chronic Disease; Humans; Writing Language Published English Country of organisation England English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence NETSCC, Health Technology Assessment, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton, SO16 7NS UK Tel: +44 23 8059 5586 Email: hta@hta.ac.uk AccessionNumber 32013001065 Date abstract record published 02/01/2014 |
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