Congratulations to Wenqian ZHAO, PhD Candidate of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR, China) and her supervisors (Prof. Wai Tong CHIEN and Prof. Yuen Yu CHONG), for being awarded the 2022 ACBS Foundation Grant for Miss ZHAO’s research on the effectiveness of online ACT-based program for breast cancer survivors on improving body image disturbance.
The ACBS Foundation Grant provides financial support for projects and research that advances the understanding of how CBS principles can be used to impact social or environmental issues. ACBS Foundation Grants will be awarded to projects up to $2,000 USD; however, larger projects will be considered based on their merits. Read more about the ACBS Foundation Grant.
Effectiveness of online ACT-based program for breast cancer survivors on improving body image disturbance
Wenqian ZHAO, Prof. Wai Tong CHIEN, and Prof. Yuen Yu CHONG
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
"We combined the nursing techniques (i.e., health education) with ACT techniques in our intervention to examine the effectiveness of ACT-based intervention on improving body image disturbance of breast cancer survivors. This grant will support our ongoing research to help breast cancer survivors on improving their perceived body image, emotional problems and dysfunctions during the treatment and/or rehabilitation. As a video-conferencing program, the Foundation Grant will strengthen feasibility and acceptability of the intervention (especially the internet utilization) during the whole research, to establish an accessible, sustainable online platform for telemedicine nursing service; promote the physical, psychological and social rehabilitation of breast cancer survivors; and attract more attention and funding resources for future research on those patients and also other populations with the similar body image concerns."