The Effect of Art Therapy on Pain, Emesis, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Operated Breast Cancer Patients: Randomized Control Trials

• Published in: Journal of integrative and complementary medicine Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 371
• Main Authors: Mollaog Lu, Murat Can, Mollaog Lu, Songül, Akin, Esra Başer, Mollaog Lu, Mukadder, Yanmiş, Safiye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Anxiety - etiology; Anxiety - therapy; Art Therapy; Breast Neoplasms - complications; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Female; Humans; Nausea - chemically induced; Nausea - drug therapy; Pain; Quality of Life; Vomiting - chemically induced; Vomiting - drug therapy; anxiety; breast cancer; emesis; pain; quality of life; art therapy

Breast cancer symptoms related to the disease nature and treatments develop and the quality of life of patients is impacted. Art therapy improves the quality of life by increasing symptom control and treatment compliance. This study aimed to determine the effect of art therapy on pain, emesis, anxie...