▁such ▁as ▁quality ▁of ▁life , ▁physical ▁sympt oms , ▁de pression , ▁and ▁anx iety ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁effic acy ▁of ▁the ▁inter vention . ▁This ▁yield ed ▁optim istic ▁results ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁decrease ▁in ▁dist ress ▁and ▁significant ▁improvement ▁in ▁quality ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁A ▁review ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁studies ▁investig ating ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁in ▁cancer ▁patients ▁by ▁Wood , ▁Mol ass iot is , ▁and ▁Pay ne ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁investig ated ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁emot ional , ▁social , ▁physical , ▁global ▁function ing , ▁and ▁spiritual ▁controls ▁of ▁cancer ▁patients . ▁They ▁found ▁that ▁art ▁ther apy ▁can ▁improve ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁psych ological ▁read just ment ▁to ▁the ▁change , ▁loss , ▁and ▁uncertainty ▁associated ▁with ▁surv iving ▁cancer . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁suggested ▁that ▁art ▁ther apy ▁can ▁provide ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁" mean ing - making " ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁act ▁of ▁creating ▁the ▁art . ▁When ▁given ▁five ▁individual ▁sessions ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁once ▁per ▁week , ▁art ▁ther apy ▁was ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁useful ▁for ▁personal ▁emp ower ment ▁by ▁helping ▁the ▁cancer ▁patients ▁understand ▁their ▁own ▁boundaries ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁other ▁people . ▁In ▁turn , ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁art ▁ther apy ▁treatment ▁felt ▁more ▁connected ▁to ▁others ▁and ▁found ▁social ▁interaction ▁more ▁enjoy able ▁than ▁individuals ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁art ▁ther apy ▁treatment . ▁Furthermore , ▁art ▁ther apy ▁improved ▁motiv ation