Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
Anxiety
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBreathing and journaling exercise
May help reduce anxiety of receiving chemotherapy
OTHERArt-therapy
May help reduce anxiety of receiving chemotherapy
Sponsors
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluate the feasibility of implementing nurse-led hand-lettering in an ambulatory infusion setting | 2 years | Feasibility will be defined through enrollment and completion rates. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Describe patient self-reported anxiety before and after utilizing hand-lettering | 2 years | Anxiety measured through the State Trait Anxiety Index. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed