A randomized, controlled trial of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) for women with cancer

The purpose of this study was to gather data on the efficacy of a newly developed psychosocial group intervention for cancer patients, called mindfulness‐based art therapy (MBAT). One hundred and eleven women with a variety of cancer diagnoses were paired by age and randomized to either an eight‐wee...

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Published in:Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) England), 2006-05, Vol.15 (5), p.363-373
Main Authors: Monti, Daniel A., Peterson, Caroline, Kunkel, Elisabeth J. Shakin, Hauck, Walter W., Pequignot, Edward, Rhodes, Lora, Brainard, George C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Art therapy
Art Therapy - methods
Awareness
Cancer
Clinical trials
Female
Health Status
Humans
Intervention
Medical diagnosis
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
mindfulness
Neoplasms - psychology
Oncology
Philadelphia
Quality of Life
Stress
Stress, Psychological - etiology
Stress, Psychological - prevention & control
Women
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to gather data on the efficacy of a newly developed psychosocial group intervention for cancer patients, called mindfulness‐based art therapy (MBAT). One hundred and eleven women with a variety of cancer diagnoses were paired by age and randomized to either an eight‐week MBAT intervention group or a wait‐list control group. Ninety‐three participants (84%) completed both the pre‐ and post‐study measurements. As compared to the control group, the MBAT group demonstrated a significant decrease in symptoms of distress (as measured by the Symptoms Checklist‐90‐Revised) and significant improvements in key aspects of health‐related quality of life (as measured by the Medical Outcomes Study Short‐Form Health Survey). This investigation of MBAT provides initial encouraging data that support a possible future role for the intervention as a psychosocial treatment option for cancer patients. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1057-9249
1099-1611
DOI:10.1002/pon.988