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The intervention was a one-hour art therapy session administered by a registered art therapist/counselor.
The study reported on a sample of 50 adult inpatients with cancer.
A quasi-experimental design was used.
Change in anxiety scores was reported on both the STAI-S and ESAS (no p values were reported).