ARPA Project: Art therapy with amputees. Results, ethical-methodological reflections and conclusions of the study
Abstract
The Arpa project is a pilot study of quantitative research carried out in the Vascular Surgery Unit of the Hospital del Mar and the Fórum de Barcelona center during the years 2016 and 2017. In this article the development, results and limitations of it are exposed, as well as the difficulties encountered and the ethical-methodological issues derived.
The study has offered Art Therapy sessions to 9 people surgically treated for an amputation. The results obtained show improvements in symptoms of depression and self-image and contradictory data on self-esteem and psychological responses to grief. The questionnaire designed by the team indicates a high, although non-specific satisfaction with the care received.
The presence of positive effects is concluded, although studies with larger and more rigorous samples in their methodology are necessary.
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