Linguistic predictors of symptom change in an internet‐based cognitive behavioural intervention for prolonged grief symptoms

Schmidt, Viktoria; Kaiser, Jocelyn; Treml, Julia; Linde, Katja; Nagl, Michaela; Kersting, Anette

doi:10.1002/cpp.2849

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“…summarizes the 17 empirical studies where LIWC-methodology was applied in patients with cancer, and the associations of various LIWC-dimensions with various aspects of quality of life in persons with cancer. Not included in Table1are studies on the use of LIWC in studies with oncologists[33,34], partners/caregivers[35][36][37], or on plain language summaries of Cochrane systematic reviews about oncology interventions[38].The majority of studies is from the USA, with breast cancer as the diagnostic category studied most often. Sample sizes vary from 20 to 2,071.…”

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Talking cancer - cancer talking: a linguistic and thematic analysis of patient narratives

Kaptein,

Meer,

Fisher

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Purpose The narratives of patients with cancer in various diagnostic categories and clinical stages are explored, using thematic analysis and LIWC-methodology. Exploring the psychological response - “the lived experience” - to cancer has humanistic, scientific, and clinical importance, informing researchers, clinicians, and patients about focus and methods of improving quality of life and quality of care. Methods Narratives of 20 patients were listened to in the patients’ homes - “at the kitchen table” - in order to optimally capture the lived experience of cancer. Audiotaped narratives were transcribed and analyzed with the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) methodology. Thematic Analysis was used to explore themes in the narratives. Results Scores on relevant LIWC-dimensions of the 20 patients were compared with norm data for respondents without cancer. Compared to LIWC-scores of healthy respondents, the patients with cancer scored higher on ‘anger’ and ‘sadness’ (psychologic processes dimension), lower on ‘insight’, ‘causes’ and ‘tentatives’ (cognitive processes dimension), and lower on ‘religion’. The Thematic Analysis data of the narratives disclosed as major themes resilience, fatigue, social relationships, turning inward psychologically, preferences for shared-decision making, and psychological support. LIWC-scores and Thematic Analysis scores paint a picture of patients doing their utmost to make sense of their illness experience, potentially informing psychological support for people with cancer. Conclusion LIWC analysis and Thematic Analysis of the patients’ illness narratives demonstrate the clinical relevance of studying the lived experience of cancer. Narratives of patients with cancer are detectable with LIWC-methodology and Thematic Analysis; they offer pathways to clinical interventions. Incorporating illness narratives into clinical cancer care contributes to care that focuses on “outcomes that matter”.

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Talking cancer - cancer talking: a linguistic and thematic analysis of patient narratives

Kaptein,

Meer,

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Association between patients’ word use and symptom reduction in an internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention for prolonged grief symptoms: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Schmidt,

Treml,

Linde

et al. 2024

Curr Psychol

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Bereaved by suicide face unique challenges and have differences in their language compared to bereaved by other causes of death, however their language during therapy has not been studied yet. This study investigates the association between patients’ language and reduction in prolonged grief symptoms in an internet-based intervention for people bereaved by suicide. Data stems from a randomized controlled trial including 47 people completing self-reported surveys. Patient language was analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count program. Symptom change was determined through absolute change scores. Stepwise forward regression and repeated measures analyses of variances were calculated. During confrontation, a higher reduction of prolonged grief symptoms was predicted by more words describing perceptual (β = − 0.43, p = .002) and cognitive processes (β = − 0.63, p = .002) and less present focus words (β = 0.66, p = .002). During cognitive restructuring, more words describing drives (β = − 0.40, p = .004), less past focus words (β = 0.59, p = .002) and less informal language (β = 0.40, p = .01) predicted a higher reduction of prolonged grief symptoms. Lastly, during behavioral activation, more past focus words (β = − 0.54, p = .002) predicted a higher grief reduction. Findings underline the importance of exposure and cognitive restructuring during therapy and further suggest the relevance of the previously not studied linguistic perceptual processes. Moreover, this study emphasizes the importance of different tenses throughout the intervention, adding knowledge to previous studies assessing time at a single point in therapy.

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Linguistic predictors of symptom change in an internet‐based cognitive behavioural intervention for prolonged grief symptoms

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Talking cancer - cancer talking: a linguistic and thematic analysis of patient narratives

Talking cancer - cancer talking: a linguistic and thematic analysis of patient narratives

Association between patients’ word use and symptom reduction in an internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention for prolonged grief symptoms: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

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