Abstract Description
Background & Aims
Chronic pain is common in paediatrics affecting 25% or perhaps more of the paediatric population. Treatment of this pain in a multimodal, multidisciplinary approach is the current gold standard, but treating chronic pain in this population continues to be difficult. The purpose of this poster was to review the literature on creative art therapy and art interventions as an additional treatment modality for children and adolescents with chronic pain.
Methods
Electronic searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO from database inception until August 2022 were conducted. Searches through the references of relevant articles and personal contact with experts were also conducted.
Results
Creative art therapy or art interventions have been included in treatment programs in paediatric conditions where children experience pain. Sherry, Brooke, Metzl and others have shown the addition of various forms of creative art therapy may be beneficial when incorporated into a treatment program for children with pain. That said, there is still insufficient data for the incorporation of Creative Art Therapy as a standard of care for kids with chronic pain.
Conclusions
Additional research is required to conclude if incorporation of creative art therapy into a standard care of therapy plan along with our gold standard of Pharmacotherapy, Physical therapy and Psychotherapy yields additional therapeutic benefits.
References
Sherry, D et al The treatment of Juvenile Fibromyalgia with an Intensive Physical and Psychosocial Program J Pediatr 2015;167:731-7
Brooke, V et al Outcomes of Children with CRPS after Intensive Inpatient Rehab PM & R, 2012, Vol. 4(5), p.349-354
Metzl, E Art is fun, Art is Serious Business, and Everything in Between Children 2022, 9, 1320
Relevance to Patient Care
The incorporation of creative art therapy into the therapeutic plan for paediatric patient care could be a cheap and effective tool that could be applied easily and universally to assist in the care of these at times difficult to treat paediatric chronic pain patients.
Chronic pain is common in paediatrics affecting 25% or perhaps more of the paediatric population. Treatment of this pain in a multimodal, multidisciplinary approach is the current gold standard, but treating chronic pain in this population continues to be difficult. The purpose of this poster was to review the literature on creative art therapy and art interventions as an additional treatment modality for children and adolescents with chronic pain.
Methods
Electronic searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO from database inception until August 2022 were conducted. Searches through the references of relevant articles and personal contact with experts were also conducted.
Results
Creative art therapy or art interventions have been included in treatment programs in paediatric conditions where children experience pain. Sherry, Brooke, Metzl and others have shown the addition of various forms of creative art therapy may be beneficial when incorporated into a treatment program for children with pain. That said, there is still insufficient data for the incorporation of Creative Art Therapy as a standard of care for kids with chronic pain.
Conclusions
Additional research is required to conclude if incorporation of creative art therapy into a standard care of therapy plan along with our gold standard of Pharmacotherapy, Physical therapy and Psychotherapy yields additional therapeutic benefits.
References
Sherry, D et al The treatment of Juvenile Fibromyalgia with an Intensive Physical and Psychosocial Program J Pediatr 2015;167:731-7
Brooke, V et al Outcomes of Children with CRPS after Intensive Inpatient Rehab PM & R, 2012, Vol. 4(5), p.349-354
Metzl, E Art is fun, Art is Serious Business, and Everything in Between Children 2022, 9, 1320
Relevance to Patient Care
The incorporation of creative art therapy into the therapeutic plan for paediatric patient care could be a cheap and effective tool that could be applied easily and universally to assist in the care of these at times difficult to treat paediatric chronic pain patients.
Speakers
Authors
Authors
Doctor Stephen Brown MD - The Hospital for Sick Children (Ontario, Canada)
