Art therapy with family caregivers of patients with cancer.
Walsh et al.'s (2004) study supported art therapy to reduce stress, decrease anxiety, and increase positive emotions. The results of this study can be used to support the group's utilization project to promote and educate nurses about the importance of creative arts programs with patients and family members and ways to help establish a creative arts program. One suggestion for future research would be to determine whether the severity of the illness of the patient plays a role in the effectiveness of the art therapy intervention. One feasibility issue for implementing art therapy in hospitals would be the cost of the materials, such as paper, watercolors, markers, and fabrics.
Fugate
Jessica
J
Department of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USA.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001155:Art Therapy; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*