A Nurse Led Project to Introduce Hand Lettering as a Form of Creative Art Expression to Patients in an Ambulatory Oncology Setting
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Anxiety, Anxiety |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/5/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 9, 2018 |
| End Date: | June 5, 2018 |
The investigators are conducting a project to provide a new type of resource called "hand
lettering" to patients receiving chemotherapy. This is a type of art therapy. The goal of
this project is to understand if it is feasible to use art-therapy and to describe anxiety
before and after completing hand-lettering.
lettering" to patients receiving chemotherapy. This is a type of art therapy. The goal of
this project is to understand if it is feasible to use art-therapy and to describe anxiety
before and after completing hand-lettering.
This study is being done to understand if it is feasible to use a form of art-therapy called
hand-lettering at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We would also like to explore the anxiety a
person has before and after using hand-lettering.
hand-lettering at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We would also like to explore the anxiety a
person has before and after using hand-lettering.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients (>age 18) with a cancer diagnosis receiving oral or IV chemotherapy at
Dana-Farber on Yawkey 10.
- Able to read and speak English
- Has a minimum appointment time of 60 minutes
Exclusion Criteria:
-Individuals with visual impairment or blindness will be excluded
We found this trial at
1
site
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 2215
Boston, Massachusetts 2215
617-632-3000
Principal Investigator: Cindy L. Cao, RN
Phone: 857-215-1047
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