Art-Based Learning in the last stage of life: An exploratory study on how cancer patients create meaning in relation to artworks.

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Title: Art-Based Learning in the last stage of life: An exploratory study on how cancer patients create meaning in relation to artworks.
Authors: Russel, Silvia, Westerhof, Gerben, Scherer-Rath, Michael, Camuti, Fabiola, Kamstra, Sabrina, Bood, Zarah M, van Poecke, Niels, Lutters, Jeroen, van Laarhoven, Hanneke WM
Source: Palliative Medicine. Sep2023, Vol. 37 Issue 8, p1280-1282. 3p.
Subjects: Cancer patient psychology, Art, Life change events, Research, Telephones, Interviewing, Life, Learning strategies, Experience, Field notes (Science), Theory, Content analysis, Exhibitions
Abstract: The article focuses on how Art-Based Learning, a method involving observing artworks and creating narratives related to them, can help cancer patients in the palliative phase find new meaning and deal with the unexpected disruption caused by a cancer diagnosis. Topics include the process of Art-Based Learning; the study methodology involving an art exhibition; and how cancer patients responded to the artworks and the Art-Based Learning session.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:The article focuses on how Art-Based Learning, a method involving observing artworks and creating narratives related to them, can help cancer patients in the palliative phase find new meaning and deal with the unexpected disruption caused by a cancer diagnosis. Topics include the process of Art-Based Learning; the study methodology involving an art exhibition; and how cancer patients responded to the artworks and the Art-Based Learning session.
ISSN:02692163
DOI:10.1177/02692163231180655