The Effect of Art Therapy on Pain, Emesis, Anxiety and Quality of Life, Breast Cancer

The research sample consisted of 60 individuals, including the intervention group (n=30) and the control group (n=30), who received treatment at the Oncology Center of Sivas Cumhuriyet University Practice and Research Hospital. Personal Information Form, Pain Intensity Measurement‐Visual Analog Scale, Rhodes nausea, vomiting and retching index, Beck Anxiety Inventory, FACT‐G Quality of Life Scale were applied to the research data. Toxicity Rating Scale total score was recorded from the patient file. Within the scope of the research, a chemotherapy session for 10 weeks (5 sessions) with an interval of two weeks was made by the art expert of the art of marbling, accompanied by a ney concert. No intervention was made in the control group. Within the scope of the research, scale forms will be applied to both groups in the first interview, in the 3rd and 5th chemotherapy sessions of the patients. The data obtained from the study were uploaded to the SPSS (22.0) program and statistical evaluation was made.