Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2021
Art Therapy in a Palliative Care Unit: Symptom Relief and Perceived Helpfulness in Patients and Their Relatives.
Creative arts therapies aim to expand conventional palliative care interventions by making clinical care more holistic. ⋯ This art therapy intervention was beneficial in reducing symptom intensity. Almost all the participants directly or indirectly involved in the creative art process considered it helpful. They reported a wide variety of sensory, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual experiences.