Art Therapy in Palliative Care: Study of Identification and Understanding of the Mechanisms of Change in the Patient
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 103
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Reflect Interview (RI) using audio recording.
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluates from the patient's perspective which elements of the own artistic creative process are the source of a beneficial change for him/her and how those elements influence in their end of life experience.
详细描述
In previous quantitative studies about the effect of an art therapy intervention in adult cancer inpatients of the Palliative Care Unit, the investigators evidenced significant improvements in the symptom control of malaise, anxiety, depression and pain.
This study is designed to deepen the understanding of specific action mechanisms which lead to those therapeutic benefits and quality of life implications for patients with life-threatening illness in which a situation of suffering is frequently detected.
The investigators will determine from the subjective patient's experience which specific elements of the artistic creative process (including production of art and art products) may lead to changes in the symptom perception, in meaning and healing process and in the personal perspective about the end of life situation.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •advanced-cancer adult inpatients of the Palliative Care Unit
- •informed consent
排除标准
- •altered cognitive function (Mini-Mental Test < 24)
- •physical decline (palliative care team's criteria) that impedes the art therapy process
结局指标
主要结局
Reflect Interview (RI) using audio recording.
时间窗: After the making of a minimum of 5 art pieces, an average of 2 weeks
An art based interview is administered and involves the patients selecting 2 significant artworks from their art therapy productions. The patient is asked by the art therapist for a narrative of how one artwork relates to the other in the context of his/her lived experience. The art therapy dialogue from the RI is transcribed and subjected to thematic analysis.
次要结局
- Art therapy process from the art therapist perspective.(Every day of art therapy session, with an average of 2 sessions a week, over a period of 2 years.)