Re-activating life skills in cancer patients through expressive-creative workshops: A qualitative exploratory study

作者：Laura Gangeri, Sara Alfieri, Simonetta Sborea, Nicholas A. Fontana, Davide Ferraris, Claudia Borreani · 发表于：Arts & Health · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1080/17533015.2021.1931894 · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Cancer survivorship and care、Art Therapy and Mental Health、Empathy and Medical Education

BACKGROUND: Cancer strongly impacts on patients' lives, undermining their life skills. This research aimed to explore the perception of efficacy of participants in a series of expressive-creative workshops (ArtLab) designed to reactivate life skills in cancer patients. METHODS: Quotations of two semi-structured focus groups with ten participants in ArtLab (Mean Age = 59; SD = 11.19) enrolled at [Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori] have been analyzed through a priori (top-down) thematic analysis which allowed us to identify life skills provided by WHO 1948: Emotional, Relational and Cognitive. RESULTS: Thematic analysis showed ArtLab program's effectiveness, especially regarding Emotional and Relational life skills. Cognitive skills, instead, seemed to be only partially expressed. Sub-themes articulation for each life skill has been discussed. CONCLUSION: This study provides encouraging results with respect to the effectiveness of expressive-creative group workshops among cancer patients.