Group painting therapy for children and adolescents with bone tumors: a quasi-experimental trial evaluating anxiety, depression, post-traumatic growth, and health-related quality of life - Summary - MDSpire
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Group painting therapy for children and adolescents with bone tumors: a quasi-experimental trial evaluating anxiety, depression, post-traumatic growth, and health-related quality of life
To evaluate the impact of an eight-week structured group painting therapy program on anxiety, depression, post-traumatic growth (PTG), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and adolescents with primary malignant bone tumors.
Key Findings:
The intervention group showed greater reductions in anxiety and depressive symptoms compared to the control group.
Significant improvements in PTG and selected HRQoL domains were observed in the intervention group.
Improvements included emotional functioning, social communication, generalized anxiety, somatic symptoms, personal strength, and appreciation of life.
No significant differences were found in physical symptom domains such as pain and nausea.
Interpretation:
Limitations:
The study used a nonrandomized ward-based approach, which may introduce bias.
The sample size was relatively small, limiting the generalizability of the findings.
Conclusion:
The findings indicate that painting therapy was associated with improvements in emotional well-being, PTG, and selected HRQoL domains in children and adolescents with primary bone tumors.
