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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.