Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-07-15DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2527908
Xiaochen Zhong, Chloe Cheng, Nathaniel Jenkins, Peter Ureste, Tammy Duong
{"title":"Afternoon at the museum: psychological wellbeing and social connectedness among LGBT older adults.","authors":"Xiaochen Zhong, Chloe Cheng, Nathaniel Jenkins, Peter Ureste, Tammy Duong","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2527908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2527908","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social isolation poses a major public health crisis for older adults in the U.S. as it negatively impacts physical and mental health. Intersectional communities, like LGBT older individuals, are particularly impacted. This study assesses the efficacy of an art museum-based intervention on social isolation and wellbeing of LGBT older adults when paired with medical school volunteers in San Francisco. Fifteen participants completed pre- and post-intervention surveys with established questionnaires and open-ended questions, reporting improvements in social connectedness and wellbeing. This pilot program underscores the value of sociocultural activities in enhancing the quality of life among this vulnerable population.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144643810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-07-13DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2531906
Chloe Asker, Victoria Tischler, Errol Francis, Hannah Zeilig
{"title":"Reflections from the Culture Box Live exhibition and training course.","authors":"Chloe Asker, Victoria Tischler, Errol Francis, Hannah Zeilig","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2531906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2531906","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Beyond Culture Box aimed to stimulate public interest in dementia through creating new resources, including a touring exhibition (<i>Culture Box Live</i>) that visited Exeter and Stoke-on-Trent in the United Kingdom, and training course (<i>Lessons from Culture Box</i>) for activity providers and artists. The project took research findings and materials created during Culture Box, a pandemic responsive study that aimed to improve dementia care during the pandemic through creative and arts-based approaches to new audiences in two English cities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This practice report presents findings and learnings from the project. Evaluation methods included team reflections throughout the project, alongside visitor verbal and written feedback.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Beyond Culture Box created opportunities for learning and engagement with physical exhibitions and a training course (with around 125 visitors in attendance across both sites and activities) and content on the project website (with around a 130% increase of new visitors to our website; 22% of those were looking for activity material in our archive and boxes between January and February 2024).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings provide new learning on creative health research impact and engagement projects.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144627391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-07-07DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2527185
Shilpa V Yohannan, Sunirose Ishnassery Pathrose, Saju Madavanakadu Devassy
{"title":"The effectiveness of art therapy in addressing emotional and behavioral issues and enhancing self-esteem of children living in residential childcare institutions: a feasibility study in Kerala, India.","authors":"Shilpa V Yohannan, Sunirose Ishnassery Pathrose, Saju Madavanakadu Devassy","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2527185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2527185","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Children living in residential childcare institutions often face emotional, behavioral challenges, and low self-esteem due to early trauma and attachment issues. Art therapy, a creative and non-verbal engagement technique, is a promising approach that remains unexplored.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to test the feasibility of a structured art therapy intervention to address emotional and behavioral issues and enhance self-esteem of children in residential childcare institutions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A small sample experimental design was used to assess the effectiveness of a 10-week structured art therapy intervention for children aged 10-16 in residential childcare institutions in Kerala, India.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Post-intervention, outcomes revealed significant improvements in emotional problems (<i>t</i> = 8.008, <i>p</i> < .001), conduct disorders (<i>t</i> = 8.41, <i>p</i> < .001), hyperactivity (<i>t</i> = 7.139, <i>p</i> < .001), and augmented prosocial behavior (<i>t</i>= -8.527, <i>p</i> < .001). Self-esteem also improved across general (<i>t</i>=-12.085, <i>p</i> < .001), social (<i>t</i> =-3.117, <i>p</i> = 0.004), home-parent (<i>t</i>=-3.194, <i>p</i> = 0.003), and academic domains (<i>t</i>=-9.95, <i>p</i> < 0.001) in contrast with comparison group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Art therapy facilitates the articulation of internal conflicts and serves as a non-verbal, non-threatening method with children promoting positive coping strategies. This study recommends randomized controlled trials in larger populations before implementing it in all childcare institutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144576552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2525334
Sarah Crabtree, Felicity Anne Baker, Anna A Bukowska, Ming-Hung Hsu, Tone Kvamme, Kate McMahon, Helen Odell-Miller, Tanara Sousa, Karette Stensæth, Thomas Wosch, Jeanette Tamplin
{"title":"Exploring the use of musical activities implemented in home-based dementia care as part of the HOMESIDE study.","authors":"Sarah Crabtree, Felicity Anne Baker, Anna A Bukowska, Ming-Hung Hsu, Tone Kvamme, Kate McMahon, Helen Odell-Miller, Tanara Sousa, Karette Stensæth, Thomas Wosch, Jeanette Tamplin","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2525334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2525334","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Methods: </strong>This paper explores how person-centred musical activities were used in HOMESIDE (Baker et al. 2019, 2023), an internationalRCT exploring music and reading in dementia care. Demographic, case summary, and diary data were analysed from 10 participant pairs, across 5 countries.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Listening to music was the most used activity. Dyads changed their approach over time and incorporated varied forms of music into daily life. Benefits were described in physical, behavioural, psychological, cognitive, and relational areas.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This research highlights the benefits of music training for informal caregivers. A \"Triangle of care\" approach to provide care and support for the caregiver and care recipient is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144545430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-06-23DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2523800
Caitlin Thompson, Paras Patel, Angela Kennedy
{"title":"Exploring the role of creative arts in recovery following a suicide attempt amongst healthcare staff.","authors":"Caitlin Thompson, Paras Patel, Angela Kennedy","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2523800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2523800","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Research has evidenced the role of creative arts and culture in positive mental health of individuals and communities. There is more limited research into its significance for those who have felt life is not worth living at some point.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The current study aims to explore the role of creative arts in recovery following a suicide attempt in healthcare workers, a population at high risk of work-related stress, and greater risk of poorer mental health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using secondary data from 25 healthcare staff who have reported a previous suicide attempt(s), the study uses content and thematic analysis to analyse responses to a survey question regarding the role of creative arts in recovery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Content analysis identified genres of chosen art pieces, including music, poetry, literature, film, and artwork. Key themes of hope, self-acceptance, connection with others, and representation of experience offered by the arts were identified as influential in recovery.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study uses a novel approach to enhance understanding in an under-researched area. Findings offer a unique insight into the protective factors which can be provided through engagement with the arts and the role creative arts can play in promoting recovery from a suicide attempt in healthcare workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144477252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2023-11-24DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2023.2284197
Sarah Bailey Poor, Savannah Rae Ryan, Allison Nicole Sortino, Jane Frances Armour, Anna Brooke Livingston, Michaelea Anne Pass
{"title":"Exploring the impact of expressive therapies on military veterans with PTSD: A systematic review.","authors":"Sarah Bailey Poor, Savannah Rae Ryan, Allison Nicole Sortino, Jane Frances Armour, Anna Brooke Livingston, Michaelea Anne Pass","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2023.2284197","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2023.2284197","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common in military veterans and presents as distress, anxiety, or depression due to a traumatic event. Expressive therapies are an emerging intervention used to enhance the quality of life by addressing the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects of individuals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Five databases were searched from 2014 to 2022 with search terms addressing the expressive therapies of art, dance, drama, music, and writing, and military veterans with PTSD.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred eighty-seven articles were screened and 16 articles qualified for review. Articles were categorized based on the following results: decrease in PTSD symptoms, veterans' triggered responses, participants recommending expressive therapy/finding it helpful, and increased well-being and/or quality of life.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results found that expressive therapies are effective in reducing PTSD symptoms in military veterans. However, more research is recommended to fully support the use of expressive therapies in PTSD treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"72-96"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138300297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-09-08DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2024.2398067
Zhaohui Su
{"title":"Better live to music and dance.","authors":"Zhaohui Su","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2398067","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2398067","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"178"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-22DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2024.2320248
Lena Marmstål Hammar, Annica Lövenmark, Anna Swall
{"title":"The benefits of caregiver singing and receptive music in dementia care: a qualitative study of professional caregivers' experiences.","authors":"Lena Marmstål Hammar, Annica Lövenmark, Anna Swall","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2320248","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2320248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>For persons with dementia, receptive music may reduce negative expressions and increase positive ones. Caregiver singing (CS) is an intervention aimed at facilitating care situations and involves caregivers singing for or together with persons with dementia during care activities. In the literature, CS is commonly addressed as a music activity rather than a care intervention. The aim was to describe caregivers' experiences of the reactions of persons with dementia when using CS and receptive music in dementia care.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The data comprised three focus group interviews with 12 professional caregivers in dementia care, analysed using qualitative content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the analysis resulted in two themes: <i>\"CS increases interaction and builds companionship\" and \"Receptive music soothes, awakens memories and reflects the person's self\"</i>.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both CS and receptive music was shown to have positive influences, and while the results were sometimes intertwined, CS was shown to better facilitate problematic care situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"132-146"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139933501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-25DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2024.2319666
Mihirini Sirisena, Mandy Cheetham
{"title":"\"You're sort of building community in a bigger way\": exploring the potential of creative, nature-based activities to facilitate community connections.","authors":"Mihirini Sirisena, Mandy Cheetham","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2319666","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2319666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This paper explores the opportunities that creative, nature-based activities offer for mobilising social connections via community-centred approaches to improve individual and collective wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study involved ethnographic methods and data was gathered from a nature for wellbeing project implemented in a rural village in North East England.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings indicate creative, nature-based activities delivered within an environment marked by an ethic of care and kindness enabled the project to engage with participants at individual and collective levels simultaneously, which enhanced the project's ability to mobilise community skills and assets, and affect connectedness, equity and control within social groups facing significant disadvantages.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Creative, nature-based activities, delivered with an ethic of care, present an opportunity to recognise and engage complex and, at times, opposing undercurrents inherent in social connections between individuals and social groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"116-131"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139973949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-29DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2024.2321944
Allison L West, Leeya Correll, Jennifer H Kirschner
{"title":"Reducing tobacco and nicotine use among women in treatment for substance use disorder: evaluation of the knit to quit program.","authors":"Allison L West, Leeya Correll, Jennifer H Kirschner","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2321944","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2321944","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Tobacco and nicotine use are prevalent in residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs that serve pregnant and parenting women. This study evaluated a group intervention that integrates knitting instruction, psychoeducation, and social support to improve readiness to quit and reduce tobacco and nicotine use among this population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Clients and staff in four residential SUD treatment programs were assigned to a six-week group intervention or a wait-list control group. Intervention implementation and preliminary effectiveness were assessed using surveys, interviews, and observational measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From pre- to post-test, knowledge related to tobacco and nicotine use increased and number of cigarettes smoked per day and nicotine dependence decreased, on average. Additionally, the intervention group reported lower levels of nicotine dependence relative to the control group. Participants described knitting as an enjoyable replacement for smoking and a strategy to regulate stress and emotions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Smoking cessation interventions that include knitting are promising and warrant further testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"147-162"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139991412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}