OBJECTIVES: To measure the psychological effect of an art intervention on hospitalized patients and explore benefits to their quality of life. METHODS: We conducted a large prospective randomized trial between July 2006 and August 2009 of an art intervention, Open Window (OW), in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation for a hematological malignancy compared with a control group. The primary endpoint measured the effect of an art intervention on levels of anxiety, depression, and stress using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Distress Thermometer. The secondary endpoint measured the influence of OW on patients' experiences of stem cell transplantation using the OW survey and expectations questionnaires. RESULTS: Of the 199 patients in the study, 96 were randomized to the intervention group and 103 to the control group. Participants in the intervention group had significantly reduced levels of anxiety on the day before transplant (p = 0.001), at day 7 (p = 0.041), and day 60 (p = 0.035). There was a significant reduction in depression before transplant (p = 0.022). Participants in the intervention group reported better experiences (p < 0.005). Qualitative data showed that those in the intervention group commented freely on their likes and dislikes about OW and how it made them feel. CONCLUSION: An art intervention, OW, had a positive influence on health-related quality of life and patients' experiences of having a stem cell transplant.
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OBJECTIVES: To measure the psychological effect of an art intervention on hospitalized patients and explore benefits to their quality of life. METHODS: We conducted a large prospective randomized trial between July 2006 and August 2009 of an art intervention, Open Window (OW), in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation for a hematological malignancy compared with a control group. The primary endpoint measured the effect of an art intervention on levels of anxiety, depression, and stress using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Distress Thermometer. The secondary endpoint measured the influence of OW on patients' experiences of stem cell transplantation using the OW survey and expectations questionnaires. RESULTS: Of the 199 patients in the study, 96 were randomized to the intervention group and 103 to the control group. Participants in the intervention group had significantly reduced levels of anxiety on the day before transplant (p = 0.001), at day 7 (p = 0.041), and day 60 (p = 0.035). There was a significant reduction in depression before transplant (p = 0.022). Participants in the intervention group reported better experiences (p < 0.005). Qualitative data showed that those in the intervention group commented freely on their likes and dislikes about OW and how it made them feel. CONCLUSION: An art intervention, OW, had a positive influence on health-related quality of life and patients' experiences of having a stem cell transplant.
Authors: Annemarie M J Braamse; B van Meijel; O J Visser; A D Boenink; P Cuijpers; C E Eeltink; A W Hoogendoorn; M van Marwijk Kooy; P van Oppen; P C Huijgens; A T F Beekman; J Dekker Journal: Ann Hematol Date: 2015-09-30 Impact factor: 3.673
Authors: Claire Elizabeth Carswell; Joanne Reid; Ian Walsh; William Johnston; Jenny B Lee; Helen McAneney; Robert Mullan; Hugh Nelson; Michael Matthews; Elizabeth Weatherup; Andrea Spencer; Jean Michelo; Anne Quail; Grainne Kielty; Alistair Mackenzie; Jenny Elliott; Helen Noble Journal: Pilot Feasibility Stud Date: 2021-06-16