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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Nature Photographs as Complementary Care in Chemotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Giulia Catissi, Leticia Bernardes de Oliveira, Elivane da Silva Victor, Roberta Maria Savieto, Gustavo Benvenutti Borba, Erika Hingst-Zaher, Luciano Moreira Lima, Sabrina Bortolossi Bomfim, Eliseth Ribeiro Leão

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Can non-pharmacological strategies in cancer patients support perceived appetite? A scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
    Article
  2. Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
    Review
  3. Nature-Based Interventions Targeting Elderly People's Health and Well-Being: An Evidence Map.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Giulia CatissiAlbert Einstein Israeli Faculty of Health Sciences, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05651-901, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7458-0368
Leticia Bernardes de OliveiraPediatric and Neonatology Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05651-901, Brazil.
Elivane da Silva VictorAlbert Einstein Education and Research Center, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05651-901, Brazil.
Roberta Maria SavietoAlbert Einstein Education and Research Center, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05651-901, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2680-9206
Gustavo Benvenutti BorbaDepartment of Electronics-DAELN, Graduate School on Biomedical Engineering-PPGEB, Federal University of Technology-Paraná-UTFPR, Curitiba 80230-901, Brazil.
Erika Hingst-ZaherInstituto Butantan, São Paulo 05503-900, Brazil.
Luciano Moreira LimaInstituto Butantan, São Paulo 05503-900, Brazil.
Sabrina Bortolossi BomfimAlbert Einstein Education and Research Center, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05651-901, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7821-7291
Eliseth Ribeiro LeãoAlbert Einstein Education and Research Center, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05651-901, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0352-0549

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of cancer cases is increasing worldwide, and chemotherapy is often necessary as part of the treatment for many of these cases. Nature-based interventions have been shown to offer potential benefits for human well-being.

objectiveThis study aims to investigate the outcome of nature images on clinical symptom management related to chemotherapy.

methodsA randomized clinical trial was conducted in an outpatient cancer unit of a private hospital in Brazil, with 173 participants over the age of 18 who were undergoing chemotherapy and had signed an informed consent form. The intervention consisted of the presentation of a 12-min video featuring nature images categorized under the themes of Tranquility, Beauty, Emotions Up, or Miscellany. Images were sourced from the e-Nature Positive Emotions Photography Database (e-NatPOEM), a publicly available collection of affectively rated images. Sociodemographic and clinical data, as well as the participants' connection to nature, were investigated. The Positive Affect/Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) and the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) were applied pre- and post-intervention.

resultsData showed very strong evidence of a reduction in negative affect for the intervention group (

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AnxietyAnxiety DisordersAdultAppetiteBrazilControl GroupsHumansMiddle Agedaffectcomplementary therapiesemotionsintegrative oncologynaturenature-based therapyphotographysigns and symptoms

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PMID37623141
PMCPMC10454289

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