Effect of Art Making on Cancer-Related Symptoms of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Recipients

Lawson, Lisa Mische; Williams, Phoebe D.; Glennon, Cathy; Carithers, Kendall; Schnabel, Erin; Andrejack, Amy; Wright, Nicole C.

doi:10.1188/12.onf.e353-e360

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated some change in cortisol levels as a result of an art task (Lawson et al, 2012;Walsh et al, 2007). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate reductions in cortisol levels in healthy adults as a result of art making in a format structured to be similar to an art therapy session.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…Most studies, however, have tested art activities (Lawson et al, 2012;Mercer, Warson, & Zhao, 2010;Walsh et al, 2007) and used a specific art task or directive that may have influenced the outcomes. Thus it is unclear how structuring the session for free creative self-expression, viewed as similar as possible to an actual therapy situation and facilitated by an art therapist, would lower the stress response.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Artistic expression appears to lower stress in various health settings for both patients and family caregivers. For example, Lawson et al (2012) found in their wait-list control study (pretest/posttest crossover design) that 1 hour of art making, which consisted of using brushes and paint to decorate a tile under the supervision of a student volunteer, decreased cortisol levels and helped to reduce feelings of sluggishness and improve concentration in people receiving blood and marrow transplants. In another pilot study, Walsh, Radcliffe, Castillo, Kumar, and Broschard (2007) tested the effects of an art-making class on family caregivers (N D 69) of patients diagnosed with various forms of cancer.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants' Responses Following Art Making

Kaimal¹,

Ray²,

Muñiz³

2016

Art Therapy

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This quasi-experimental study investigated the impact of visual art making on the cortisol levels of 39 healthy adults. Participants provided saliva samples to assess cortisol levels before and after 45 minutes of art making. Participants also provided written responses about the experience at the end of the session. Results indicate that art making resulted in statistically significant lowering of cortisol levels. Participants' written responses indicated that they found the art-making session to be relaxing, enjoyable, helpful for learning about new aspects of self, freeing from constraints, an evolving process of initial struggle to later resolution, and about flow/losing themselves in the work. They also reflected that the session evoked a desire to make art in the future. There were weak associations between changes in cortisol level and age, time of day, and participant responses related to learning about one's self and references to an evolving process in art making. There were no significant differences in outcomes based on prior experiences with art making, media choice, or gender.

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Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants' Responses Following Art Making

Kaimal¹,

Ray²,

Muñiz³

2016

Art Therapy

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“…Creative activity is understood as creative spending of time, making something, drawings, poems and so on. It has been found artistic activities can help in stress reduction of those suffering of chronic and serious diseases [11]. 3.…”

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Stress Management Techniques

Czabała¹,

Miedziun²

2016

Arch Psych Psych

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SummaryAim: The object of the study was to identify, what techniques of coping with stress are used by the general population. Furthermore, the study also established what stress managing techniques are used by the people declared as those feeling more stressed. Material and method:In the study a Questionaire of Stress Coping Techniques was used, containing the list of the techniques. It also included demographic factors as well as the statement of feeling stressed. The group constituted of a 100 people, random sample, with the age average of 34,6 years. Results:The study showed that the most common techniques of dealing with stress are: listening to music, focusing on problem solving, analyzing and planning of future activities, meeting with friends and a rational explanation of the situation. The analysis have also shown that people declaring higher levels of stress use the techniques of "distancing" and "passivity". Conclusions:Of all the stress management techniques people used mostly those included in the categories of "problem solving", "vicarious gratification" and "distancing". Techniques describing the concrete behaviors, as used in this research, can be more useful then the strategies for better understanding of the ways of coping with stress.

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“…Research into the effects of positive emotion suggest that it can improve subjective quality of life (Cho & Oh, 2011) and reduce treatment-related side effects and physiological markers of stress, including salivary cortisol levels in patients with cancer (Lawson et al, 2012). …”

Section: The Broaden and Build Theory Of Positive Emotions Is So Namementioning

confidence: 99%