A Nurse Led Project to Introduce Hand Lettering as a Form of Creative Art Expression to Patients in an Ambulatory Oncology Setting

A Nurse Led Project to Introduce Hand Lettering as a Form of Creative Art Expression to Patients in an Ambulatory Oncology Setting

The investigators are conducting a project to provide a new type of resource called "hand lettering" to patients receiving chemotherapy. This is a type of art therapy. The goal of this project is to understand if it is feasible to use art-therapy and to describe anxiety before and after completing hand-lettering.

This study is being done to understand if it is feasible to use a form of art-therapy called hand-lettering at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We would also like to explore the anxiety a person has before and after using hand-lettering.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients (>age 18) with a cancer diagnosis receiving oral or IV chemotherapy at Dana-Farber on Yawkey 10.
• Able to read and speak English
• Has a minimum appointment time of 60 minutes

Exclusion Criteria:

-Individuals with visual impairment or blindness will be excluded