Benefits and challenges in the use of art as an intervention for making sense of the cancer experience: a qualitative systematic review protocol

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2016 Apr;14(4):76-84. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-2479.

Abstract

How does art contribute as a psychotherapeutic tool in making sense of the cancer experience? What is the meaningfulness of integrating art (as either creator or consumer) for patients throughout the cancer experience?

MeSH terms

  • Art Therapy*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / psychology
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Qualitative Research
  • Systematic Reviews as Topic