The effectiveness of healthcare for patients with art therapy
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The research on the effectiveness of healthcare for patients with art therapy aimed to find out the improving the effectiveness of caring the quality of life of veterans patients which applying art therapy. This research was qualitative research. The veterans patients in the veterans’ hospital were the unit of analysis. There were 4 steps of this research: 1. study the veterans behavior and their history background, 2.design the tool which related to art therapy, 3. collecting the data from 40 veterans patients, and 4. analysing the data from their art performant and from their answer questionnaire. The findings of this study were as follows:The improvement of the effectiveness of carrying the quality of their life based on art therapy can be effectiveness their art skill. They can create new healthcare; and ideas. The patients can draw the picture which show their emotions, and filling, through artwork. They can imagine, line drawing on paper. They can improve their social relationships and they also able to talk with others. They can improve their positiveemotion and decrease their worrier. This sign shown that the improving the effectiveness of healthcare for patients with art therapy was accuracy, appropriately, possibility and utility.
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