A comparative study of art therapy in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and improvement in quality of life by watercolor painting

Bozcuk, H.; Ozcan, K.; Erdogan, C.; Mutlu, HASAN; Demir, M.; Coskun, S.

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2016.11.006

A comparative study of art therapy in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and improvement in quality of life by watercolor painting

Bozcuk H., Ozcan K., Erdogan C., Mutlu H., Demir M., Coskun S.

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE, cilt.30, ss.67-72, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 30
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.11.006
Dergi Adı: COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.67-72
Anahtar Kelimeler: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Quality of life, Art therapy, Watercolor painting
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: There is limited data on the role of art therapy used in cancer patients. We wanted to test the effect of painting art therapy provided by a dedicated professional painting artist on quality of life and anxiety and depression levels in patients having chemotherapy.