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Using arts therapies in psycho-oncology: evaluation of an exploratory study implemented in an out-patient setting

Application de l'art thérapie en psycho-oncologie : Evaluation d'une étude exploratoire en milieu extrahospitalier

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According to the state-of-the-art in health psychology and psycho-oncology, a cancerous disease, as well as the accompanying medical treatments, is a source ofintense emotional stress. As feelings of insecurity and anxiety are likely to induce negative effects on immune defences, those effects may overlap with the cancerous disease and complicate its evolution. As arts therapies tend to favour the imaginary and symbolic elaboration of the tensions of daily life, as well as the re appropriation of one's body and personal history, different artistic mediations may occupy an important function in the psychological follow-up of the patient. Following an exploratory study in a hospital, we carried out an action-research in an out-patient setting during six moths. The arts therapeutic treatment comprehended alternatively drawing and writing sessions while listening to music, opening tracks for a thorough verbal elaboration. The evaluation was based on psychometric scales (HADS and MDBF), rating scales for the pictorial and literary production and a semi-structured interview. According to the results of the quantitative analyses, based on non parametric statistical procedures for small groups and non metric data, as well as to the qualitative content analyses, arts therapies could become a valuable treating measure within a multidisciplinary bio-psycho-social approach.
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hal-01583909 , version 1 (08-09-2017)

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Lony Schiltz, Amélia Zimoch. Using arts therapies in psycho-oncology: evaluation of an exploratory study implemented in an out-patient setting. Bulletin- Societe des Sciences Medicales du Grand Duche de Luxembourg, 2013, 1, pp.48-71. ⟨hal-01583909⟩
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