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Effectiveness of Art Therapy in the Level of Anxiety and Depression of Cancer Patients. Multicentric Random Clinical Trial (ATANDEC)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Art Therapy for Cancer. Completed, enrolled 224 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Having a diagnosis of cancer leaves a great emotional impact when it comes to strategies for coping with illness and life after illness. Participation in an art therapy program to forge and improve the emotional well-being is considered. Art therapy can be an effective intervention to help cancer patients lower their levels of anxiety and depression and in return improve their quality of life and their ability to cope with the disease.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
During the 12 planned sessions, different artistic disciplines will be used: visual arts, music, play, narrative, dramatization, movement and body expression. Each session is structured in 3 phases: i. A first part of encounter and contextualization, to make contact with oneself, with the art therapist and with the group through a relaxation or meditation activity (35 minutes). ii. A second part, where the session continues with the work of artistic elaboration and production with the different materials and the different artistic languages (50 minutes). iii. A third part where the participants will be invited to make a closing, a moment to welcome and share whoever wishes, the experiences that have been experienced. A dialogue is created between Work-Patient-Art Therapist (35 minutes).