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

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.

Objective

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

Methods

A 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

SUBMITTER: Catissi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10454289 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature