Objective To explore the influence of positive art therapy on quality of life(QOL) of elderly cancer patients.Methods Totally, 80 elderly cancer inpatients, who were in stable condition and had some ability to communicate after surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, were divided into a control group (40 cases) and an observation group (40 cases).Patients in the control group received conventional mental health education, whereas, patients in the observation group additionally received such positive art therapy as playing games, listening to music, dancing, painting, and writing.All patients were assessed by using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) before and after six weeks’ intervention.Results The scores of 8 dimensions of SF-36 in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P＜0.05 for all).Conclusion Positive art therapy can significantly improve the quality of life in elderly cancer patients.%目的 探讨积极艺术治疗对老年癌症患者生活质量的影响.方法 将经手术或放化疗后病情稳定、有一定沟通能力的80例住院老年癌症患者按自愿原则分为对照组(40例)和观察组(40例).对照组采用常规心理健康教育;观察组在此基础上,增加游戏、音乐、舞蹈、绘画及文学创作积极艺术治疗.于干预前及连续实施6周后采用SF-36量表评定效果.结果 干预后观察组SF-36量表8个维度评分显著高于对照组(均P＜0.05).结论 积极艺术治疗可以显著提高老年癌症患者的生活质量.
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