Salimah H Meghani1, Caroline Peterson2, Donna H Kaiser3, Joseph Rhodes4, Hengyi Rao5, Jesse Chittams4, Anjan Chatterjee6. 1. 1 Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences; NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 2. 2 Abramson Cancer Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 3. 3 Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk VA, USA. 4. 4 University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 5. 5 Center for Functional Neuroimaging, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 6. 6 Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Patients with cancer frequently experience physical and psychological distress that can worsen their quality of life. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the outcomes of an 8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out, on symptoms, sleep quality, health-related quality of life, sense of coherence (SOC), and spirituality in outpatients with cancer. METHODS: A 1-group, pre-post intervention design with repeated measures at baseline, week 4, and week 8. RESULTS: Despite a small pilot sample (n = 18), we found large effect sizes and statistically significant improvements from week 1 to week 8 in depression, the comprehensibility subscale of the SOC, and each subscale of spirituality, that is, peace, meaning, and faith. There were no significant changes in physical functioning, pain, sleep, tiredness, drowsiness, nausea, and appetite. CONCLUSIONS: The MBAT intervention, Walkabout, seems to meet key palliative care goals including improvement in emotional well-being, comprehensibility, and meaning making among outpatients with cancer.
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BACKGROUND:Patients with cancer frequently experience physical and psychological distress that can worsen their quality of life. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the outcomes of an 8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out, on symptoms, sleep quality, health-related quality of life, sense of coherence (SOC), and spirituality in outpatients with cancer. METHODS: A 1-group, pre-post intervention design with repeated measures at baseline, week 4, and week 8. RESULTS: Despite a small pilot sample (n = 18), we found large effect sizes and statistically significant improvements from week 1 to week 8 in depression, the comprehensibility subscale of the SOC, and each subscale of spirituality, that is, peace, meaning, and faith. There were no significant changes in physical functioning, pain, sleep, tiredness, drowsiness, nausea, and appetite. CONCLUSIONS: The MBAT intervention, Walkabout, seems to meet key palliative care goals including improvement in emotional well-being, comprehensibility, and meaning making among outpatients with cancer.
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Keywords:
art therapy; cancer; distress; mindfulness; quality of life; spirituality; symptoms
Authors: Emma J Chapman; Erica Di Martino; Zoe Edwards; Kathryn Black; Matthew Maddocks; Michael I Bennett Journal: Palliat Med Date: 2021-12-14 Impact factor: 4.762
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