Author

Country

Design

setting

Participants

Age

(years)

Task

Course instructor

Assessment points

Outcomes and instruments

Results

Hammer et al. [12]

Denmark

Qualitative study

Setting: gynecologic department of hospital

Patients with gynecologic cancer

N = 15

Range:

24 - 87

Median: m = 52

One session after

interviewing

Not mentioned

Hope

All participants experienced hope

Bar-Sela et al. [13]

Israel

A non-randomized controlled trial

Setting: oncology department of the hospital

Cancer patients on chemotherapy

N = 60 N1 = 19 (intervention group, patients who participated with equal or more than 4 sessions)

N2 = 41 (control

group, patients who participated with equal or less than 2 sessions)

Range:

25 - 72

Median:

m1 = 55

m2 = 55

An weekly painting therapy, without mention of total sessions

More than one art therapist

before

each session

1) HADS measuring depression and anxiety

2) BFI measuring fatigue

Improvements of depression (P = 0.021) and fatigue (P = 0.24) in the intervention group

Bozcuk et al. [14]

Turkey

A non-randomized controlled trial

Setting: outpatient chemotherapy unit

and home

Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

N = 72

N1 = 48 (intervention group)

N2 = 24 (control group)

Range:

22 - 73

Mean: M = 50.6

A 12-week

course. The first 6 weeks were to get known the details of this study, and the next 6 weeks were offered painting therapy

An experienced art therapist

t1: before intervention

t2: after completing the intervention

1) EORTC QLQ-C30 measuring QOL

2) HADS measuring anxiety and depression

Significant improvements of QOL (P = 0.001) and depression (P = 0.001) in the intervention group

Geue et al. [15]

Germany

A non-randomized controlled trial

Setting: psychosocial counseling center

in hospital

Patients

with haematological malignancies

N = 183

N1 = 54 (intervention group)

N2 = 129 (control group)

Range:

≥18

Mean:

M1 = 51.50

M2 = 53.45

22 weekly 90-min sessions

An artist receiving psycho- oncological training and evaluation

t1: before intervention

t2: upon

completing intervention

t3: 6 months after t2

1) FQCI measuring coping with illness

2) PACIS measuring coping with illness

3) HADS measuring distress

No effect on participants’ psychological distress and coping behavior

Geue et al. [16]

Germany

A non-randomized controlled trial

Setting: psychosocial counseling center

in hospital

Cancer patients

N = 53

N1 = 22 (less distressed)

N2 = 31 (highly distressed)

Range:

≥18

Mean: M1 = 50

M2 = 53

22 weekly 90-min sessions

An artist receiving psycho- oncological training

t1: before intervention

t2: after completing the intervention

t3: 6-months after t2

EORTC QLQ-C30 measuring QOL

No effect on QOL on participants but improvements of role, emotional and social functioning and fatigue in the group of highly distressed patients