Patient's and Caregiver's Expectations and Preferences Concerning Art Therapy Activities for Cancer Support

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer; Psychological Distress
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT03705052
• Lead Sponsor: General Hospital Groeninge

Brief Summary

Cancer patients and their caregivers often experience difficulties in coping with the cancer diagnosis and the treatment that follows. Creative art therapy could support cancer patients and their caregivers in coping with these issues by using their creativity and self-expression. The aim of this study for the investigator's research team is to create a clear image of what cancer patients and their caregivers expect of supportive care to help them coping with cancer diagnosis, cancer therapy and life after cancer. This is a prospective, interventional study. Cancer patients and their caregivers will be approached to participate in this study. They will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their satisfaction with the current support they get to help them coping with cancer diagnosis, cancer therapy and life after cancer and whether they would like to participate in an art therapy program, which art therapy forms they would like to participate in, how they would like them to be organized, etc.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-05-22
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-22
• Study Completion: 2018-08-22
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-24
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-10-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-12
• Study First Posted: 2018-10-15
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 169

Inclusion Criteria

• Dutch speaking patients and caregivers
• Patients and caregivers presenting at the outpatient clinic, including the day-care clinic and follow up visits

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Questionnaire	Patients and caregivers were asked to complete a questionnaire

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Response rate	At study inclusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activities of interest assessed by questionnary	At study inclusion
Preference on organization of activities evaluated by questionnary	At study inclusion
Patient or caregiver characteristics (sex, age, diagnosis) collected by questionnary	At study inclusion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

General Hospital Groeninge, Cancer Center; 🇧🇪 Kortrijk, Belgium