The Effects of Self-Book© Art Therapy on Emotional Distress in Female Cancer Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna M. Radl
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Female Cancer Patients

scholarly journals A pilot study of improved psychological distress with art therapy in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy

BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. B. Elimimian ◽  
L. Elson ◽  
E. Stone ◽  
R. S. Butler ◽  
M. Doll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Hispanic Patients

Abstract Background Art therapy may improve the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of individuals for a variety of purposes. It remains understudied and underutilized in cancer care. We sought to determine the ability of a pilot art therapy program to improve the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of cancer patients. Methods Chemotherapy-recipients, age 18 years and older, diagnosed with any type or stage of cancer, were considered eligible to participate in this single arm, pilot study, using four visual analog scales (VAS) with visually-similar, 0–10 scale (10 being worst) thermometers assessing: 1) pain, 2) emotional distress, 3) depression, and 4) anxiety. Participants were asked to complete all 4 metrics, pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at 48–72 h follow-up, after an hour-long art therapy session. Primary endpoints included post-intervention changes from baseline in the 4 VAS metrics. Results Through a reasonable pilot sample (n = 50), 44% had breast cancer, 22% gastrointestinal cancers, 18% hematological malignancies, and 20% had other malignancies. A decrease in all VAS measures was noted immediately post-treatment but remained low only for pain and depression, not for emotional distress and anxiety upon follow up. There was a significant difference between the depression VAS scores of Hispanics (32%) compared to non-Hispanics (56%) (p = 0.009) at baseline. However, compared to non-Hispanics, Hispanics exhibited higher levels of depression after art therapy (P = 0.03) and during the follow-up intervals (p = 0.047). Conclusion Art therapy improved the emotional distress, depression, anxiety and pain among all cancer patients, at all time points. While depression scores were higher pre-intervention for Hispanic patients, Hispanic patients were noted to derive a greater improvement in depression scores from art therapy over time, compared to non-Hispanics patients. Discovering simple, effective, therapeutic interventions, to aid in distress relief in cancer patients, is important for ensuring clinical efficacy of treatment and improved quality of life.

Prevention of ovarian damage and infertility in young female cancer patients awaiting chemotherapy—clinical approach and unsolved issues

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 1909-1919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Hancke ◽  
Vladimir Isachenko ◽  
Evgenia Isachenko ◽  
Jürgen M. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Female Cancer Patients ◽  
Ovarian Damage

scholarly journals The impact of socio-demographic factors on the survival of cancer patients in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Idika E. Okorie ◽  
Ricardo Moyo ◽  
Saralees Nadarajah
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Survival Analysis ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Hazard Rate ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Female Cancer Patients ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWe provide a survival analysis of cancer patients in Zimbabwe. Our results show that young cancer patients have lower but not significant hazard rate compared to old cancer patients. Male cancer patients have lower but not significant hazard rate compared to female cancer patients. Race and marital status are significant risk factors for cancer patients in Zimbabwe.

scholarly journals Comorbidity, Functional Impairment, and Emotional Distress: A Coping Mediation Model for Persons With Cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas V Merluzzi ◽  
Errol J Philip ◽  
Brenna Gomer ◽  
Carolyn A Heitzmann Ruhf ◽  
Dahyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Functional Impairment ◽  
Model Comparison ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Comorbid disease in cancer patients can substantially impact medical care, emotional distress, and mortality. However, there is a paucity of research on how coping may affect the relationship between comorbidity and emotional distress. Purpose The current study investigated whether the relations between comorbidity and emotional distress and between functional impairment and emotional distress were mediated by three types of coping: action planning (AP), support/advice seeking (SAS), and disengagement (DD). Methods Four hundred and eighty-three persons with cancer completed a measure of functional impairment (Sickness Impact Profile), the Checklist of Comorbid Conditions, the Brief COPE, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Quality of Life Assessment for Cancer Survivors (Negative Feelings Scale), and the Distress Screening Schedule (Emotional Distress Scale). The latter three measures were used to form a latent construct representing the outcome, emotional distress. Results Model comparison analysis indicated that the model with DD as a mediator had a better fit than models containing AP and SAS. DD mediated the relationship between functional impairment and emotional distress, so that engaging in DD was associated with greater distress. In addition, comorbidity and functional impairment were directly and positively related to emotional distress, but the relation between comorbidity and distress was not mediated by coping type. Conclusions Both comorbidity and functional impairment may be associated with distress, but disengagement coping only mediated the relation involving functional impairment and was positively associated with distress. Future studies can investigate whether teaching active coping or adaptive coping (e.g., through mindfulness exercises) can decrease distress in cancer patients, despite functional impairments.

A survey of female cancer patients’ awareness of and preferences for receiving sexual health interventions

2014 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Stabile ◽  
E.C. Zabor ◽  
R.E. Baser ◽  
S. Goldfarb ◽  
D.J. Goldfrank ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Female Cancer Patients
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