Implications Derived from a Case Analysis of Hospital-Based Arts Healing Programs for Cancer Patients

This study examined hospital-based arts healing programs for adult cancer patients to identify directions for reducing social isolation and supporting holistic healing. The programs operate through flexible structures reflecting patients’ physical conditions and treatment environments, typically within nonprofit and multi-institutional collaboration systems. Artist-led implementation promotes voluntary participation through artistic autonomy and professional expertise. Integrated arts approaches extend beyond emotional relief to support cooperative creative experiences and community relationship building. Findings suggest arts healing can function as an independent therapeutic domain, supporting experiential reconstruction and relational and existential recovery during cancer. The results indicate that hospital spaces can expand into environments for holistic healing through arts integration. Sustainablepractice requires public policy support and systematic collaborative structures.