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Introduction: Cancer and anti-cancer therapies are often associated with pain, loss of self-worth, anxiety, and depression. Alternative therapies such as art therapy are available to improve patients' quality of life, by reducing asthenia, depression, anxiety and pain. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of art therapy, namely theatre and plastic art workshops, on well-being and quality of life of participants in the Lucien Neuwirth Cancer Institute. Methods: A prospective study was conducted at the Lucien Neuwirth Cancer Institute (France), between April 2018 and July 2018. Cancer patients followed at the Institute have been asked to participate in 10 2-h sessions, once a week, based on theatre and plastic art workshops. Self-report questionnaires were used to evaluate both psychological and quality of life domains, but also satisfaction and well-being, before (pre-test) and after the last session (early post-test), as well as 1-month post-experimentation (late post-test). Results: Among the 14 patients who were enroled, the QLQ-C30 questionnaire revealed a pre-test median score of 50.0, an early post-test score of 51.5, and the late post-test revealed a score of 48.0. The anxiety test revealed median scores of 8.0 (pre-test), 6.0 (early post-test) and 6.0 (late post-test), respectively. The depression test reported median scores of 4.0 (pre-test), 5.0 (early post-test) and 6.0 (late post-test), respectively. The median well-being score difference observed between the beginning and the end of sessions is +2.13. The minimum satisfaction score observed is 3.50 out of 10, and the maximum is 10 out of 10. The median is between 7.00 and 10.00. Conclusions: Art therapy sessions had an impact on patients' welfare. We also reported a trend towards amelioration of quality of life that could probably be confirmed in a larger population, and potentially with a different methodology. Keywords: Art therapy, Cancer, Anxiety, Quality of life, Well-being
Author(s): Mathilde Gras [a,b]; Elisabeth Daguenet [b,c]; Christelle Brosse [a]; Aurélie Beneton [a]; Stéphanie Morisson (corresponding author) [a] Introduction Cancer and anti-cancer therapies are often associated with life-changing impacts for [...]