Trial reportPloS one2024
The role of art therapy on quality of life of women with recent pregnancy loss: A randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Art Therapy for Women Who Have Experienced a Spontaneous Miscarriage: A Thematic Analysis of Reflections.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Active Visual Art Therapy in the General Hospital: Facts and Challenges from an Ethical Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Correction: The role of art therapy on quality of life of women with recent pregnancy loss: A randomized clinical trial.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
backgroundPregnancy loss and mourning can lead to psychological adverse effects on women's quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of art therapy on the quality of life of women with pregnancy loss.
methodsThis study was a randomized clinical trial performed on 60 women who recently experienced abortion or stillbirth. After randomization in two groups (30 in each group), women in the intervention group received four session art therapy. In the control group, routine care was performed. The Perinatal Grief Scale and World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire, short version 26, was used to collect data before and eight weeks after intervention, and the result was compared before and after the intervention in both groups.
resultsThe mean age of participants was 26.5±4.75 years. Eight weeks after the intervention, the mean score of the total quality of life was significantly different between the two groups (348.64±13.12 vs.254.46±58.35; P>0.01). Also, all physical, psychological, social, and environmental dimensions of quality of life improved in the art therapy group compared to the control group (P>0.01).
conclusionsArt therapy could improve the quality-of-life following pregnancy loss, and can be recommended as a complementary method next to routine care.
trial registrationIRCT20200104046002N1.
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