Feasibility of a Digital Art Therapy Application Designed to Improve Quality of Life in Young Cancer Survivors
This is a single-site, single-arm, interventional study assessing the feasibility of the ARTCan Therapy Application (App) and whether it is an acceptable means of administering art therapy to young adult cancer survivors. The ARTCan Therapy App guides participants through a 6-week digital art therapy program. Subjects will participate in weekly art therapy prompts guided by the app and will complete weekly mental health quality of life (MHQoL) surveys during the intervention. In addition, baseline and end-of-intervention patient-reported outcome measures (PROMIS-DSF8a) and an acceptability survey will be administered. The hypothesis is that digital art therapy is feasible for young adult cancer survivors with self-reported mood issues and is an acceptable means of administering art therapy in the patient population.
⁃ In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below.
• Written informed assent and parental consent obtained to participate in the study and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information.
• Subject is willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgment of the investigator.
• Age 18-25 years at the time of consent.
• Childhood cancer survivor, defined as having cancer between birth 17 years of age and who has completed cancer treatment.
• Reliable internet connection and access to a computer, smartphone, or iPad to support application and virtual study visits.
• Answers yes to the question Do you experience mood issues (yes or no)?.