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The aim of this study is twofold: (1) to assess whether patients during chemotherapy sessions perceive art therapy as <jats:italic>helpful<\/jats:italic> and (2) to outline <jats:italic>in which way<\/jats:italic> art therapy is perceived as helpful.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1478951509990691_sec2\"><jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title><jats:p>157 cancer patients attending an Oncology Day Hospital (Siena, Italy) met the art therapist during their chemotherapy sessions. The art therapist used the same art therapy technique with each patient during the first encounter (\u201cfree collage\u201d); afterward the relationship would evolve in different ways according to the patients' needs. A psychologist interviewed a randomized group of 54 patients after the chemotherapy treatment using a semistructured questionnaire.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1478951509990691_sec3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Out of the 54 patients, 3 found art therapy \u201cnot helpful\u201d (\u201cchildish,\u201d \u201cjust a chat,\u201d \u201cnot interesting\u201d). The other 51 patients described their art therapy experience as \u201chelpful.\u201d From patients' statements, three main groups emerged: (1) art therapy was perceived as <jats:italic>generally helpful<\/jats:italic> (e.g., \u201crelaxing,\u201d \u201ccreative\u201d; 37.3%), (2) art therapy was perceived as helpful because of the <jats:italic>dyadic relationship<\/jats:italic> (e.g., \u201ctalking about oneself and feeling listened to\u201d; 33.3%), and (3) art therapy was perceived as helpful because of the <jats:italic>triadic relationship<\/jats:italic>, patient\u2013image\u2013art therapist (e.g., \u201cexpressing emotions and searching for meanings\u201d; 29.4%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1478951509990691_sec4\"><jats:title>Significance of results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>These data have clinical implications, as they show that art therapy may be useful to support patients during the stressful time of chemotherapy treatment. Different patients use it to fulfil their own different needs, whether it is a need to relax (<jats:italic>improved mood<\/jats:italic>) or to talk (<jats:italic>self-narrative<\/jats:italic>) or to visually express and elaborate emotions (<jats:italic>discovering new meanings<\/jats:italic>). 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