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Expressive Arts Intervention for the Adult Cancer Survivor in the Community Support Group Setting

Nieves, Christina Impoco
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1573897771394791

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2019, DNP, Kent State University, College of Nursing.
Abstract Background and Review of literature: Arts-based interventions have been studied in the cancer care setting and shown to have positive effects on pain, anxiety, depression, and various quality of life indicators. Participants of group art-based experiences often experience a deep sense of connectedness to one another, and self-awareness. Purpose: This project was designed to elicit the perceptions of the adult cancer survivor who engaged in a multi-modal expressive arts intervention in a community cancer support group setting. Methods: This project used quantitative and qualitative approach, purposive sampling from existing adult cancer survivor community support groups. Theoretical concepts from Natalie Roger’s Creative Connection® informed the overall design, implementation and evaluation of the project. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using the Expressive Arts for Cancer Survivor data collection tool consisting of a post-intervention 12-item Likert Scale survey and 7 open-ended questions developed for this research. Implementation Plan/Procedure: An expressive arts intervention consisting of drawing and painting or clay work was implemented at the Breast Cancer, Blood Cancers, and Head and Neck Cancer community support groups. Group participants were invited to explore other modalities such as expressive writing, sound, movement and group dialogue to enhance the expressive art experience. Implications/Conclusion: Expressive arts during the cancer support group setting fostered creativity, insight, and self-awareness; helping survivors learn more about their feelings. Participants experienced a deeper sense of connectedness and appreciation for others within the group. The opportunity for sharing was positively received; the arts provided a means of self-expression. Participants expressed a strong desire to discuss the use of expressive arts with their healthcare provider. Findings signal the importance of developing evidence based tools to educate and guide practitioners and patients in the appropriate use of expressive arts for cancer survivors in the community support group setting, and offer a sound choice for adjunct and integrative treatment to traditional cancer care.
Pamela Stephenson (Committee Chair)
Patricia Vermeersch (Committee Member)
Tracey Motter (Committee Member)
108 p.
Alternative Medicine; Arts Management; Dance; Health Care; Mental Health; Music; Nursing; Oncology; Psychology
expressive art; art and healthcare; art and healing; creative arts; art therapy, art and nursing; complementary and alternative therapy; art and cancer care; visual arts; dance; music; expressive arts and advance practice nursing, nurse practitioner

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  • Nieves, C. I. (2019). Expressive Arts Intervention for the Adult Cancer Survivor in the Community Support Group Setting [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1573897771394791

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Nieves, Christina. Expressive Arts Intervention for the Adult Cancer Survivor in the Community Support Group Setting. 2019. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1573897771394791.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Nieves, Christina. "Expressive Arts Intervention for the Adult Cancer Survivor in the Community Support Group Setting." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1573897771394791

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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