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Art therapy improves coping resources: A randomized, controlled study among women with breast cancer

ÖSTER, INGER, SVENSK, ANN-CHRISTINE, MAGNUSSON, EVA, THYME, KARIN EGBERG, SJÕDIN, MARIE, ÅSTRÖM, STURE, LINDH, JACK·2006·Palliative and Supportive Care
DOI 10.1017/s147895150606007x
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Objective: Women with breast cancer suffer from considerable stress related to the diagnosis, surgery, and medical treatment. It is important to develop strategies to strengthen coping resources among these women. Research in art therapy has shown outcomes such as an increase in self-esteem and cohesion, significant improvement in global health, and a decrease in anxiety and depression. The aim of the present article was to describe the effects of an art therapy intervention program on coping resources in women with primary breast cancer. Method: In this article, we report some of the results from a study including 41 women, aged 37–69 years old, with nonmetastatic primary breast cancer, referred to the Department of Oncology at Umeå University Hospital in Sweden for postoperative radiotherapy. The women represented various socioeconomic backgrounds. They were randomized to a study group (n = 20) with individual art therapy for 1 h/week during postoperative radiotherapy or to a control group (n = 21). The article focuses on changes in coping resources, as measured by the Coping Resources Inventory (CRI) before and 2 and 6 months after the start of radiotherapy. The study protocol was approved by the Umeå University Ethical Committee at the Medical Faculty (archive number 99–386). Results: There was an overall increase in coping resources among women with breast cancer after taking part in the art therapy intervention. Significant differences were seen between the study and control groups in the social domain on the second and third occasions. Significant differences were also observed in the total score on the second occasion. Significance of results: This study shows that individual art therapy provided by a trained art therapist in a clinical setting can give beneficial support to women with primary breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy, as it can improve their coping resources.

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Authors
ÖSTER, I., SVENSK, A.-C., MAGNUSSON, E., THYME, K. E., SJÕDIN, M., ÅSTRÖM, S., & LINDH, J.
Affiliations
Umeå University (SE)
ORCID
Venue
Palliative and Supportive Care
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2006-03
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
57-64
ISSN
  • 1478-9515 (ISSN-L)
  • 1478-9523
DOI
10.1017/s147895150606007x
OpenAlex
W2107896665
Cited by
173
References
25
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 6
FWCI
130.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 120 d)
Locations
  • Palliative & Supportive Care (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Conservation › Art Therapy and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Music Therapy and Health
Keywords
art therapy, breast cancer, coping resources, postoperative radiotherapy, women with cancer, psychological stress, social support
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Analysis of Variance, Art Therapy, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Sweden

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