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}
Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-25DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2024.2321961
Julie Rodeyns, Free De Backer
{"title":"\"To do and see what happens, instead of planning for something to happen\", a qualitative study on how professional artists working in a palliative care setting shape their practice.","authors":"Julie Rodeyns, Free De Backer","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2321961","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2321961","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Research has acknowledged the potential benefits of art programs in palliative care settings while also highlighting associated concerns due to the extreme vulnerability of clients. To add to existing research, which predominantly focuses on social and healthcare outcomes of art initiatives, this study examines how artists shape their practice in response to the unique challenges of palliative care and client vulnerability.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We conducted ethnographic research, observing and conducting in-depth interviews with nine artists working in a Belgian supportive and palliative daycare centre.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings reveal that the artists prioritise providing meaningful artistic experiences and employ a responsive, improvisational approach, emphasising the principle of negotiation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Working as an artist in palliative care presents both emotional and artistic challenges. Expectations regarding what art can mean in this context must be held in check, all while keeping the repercussions of interventions on clients firmly in focus.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"163-177"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139973948","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: 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2486064
Augustine Kang, Renate Rohlfing, Andrew Janss, Randall Stafford
{"title":"A call to rethink music interventions implementation to address health disparities.","authors":"Augustine Kang, Renate Rohlfing, Andrew Janss, Randall Stafford","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2486064","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2486064","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Music medicine holds transformative potential for enhancing patient care, yet its widespread impact remains limited due to several barriers. While music has demonstrated benefits to human health, its integration into healthcare settings has been constrained by its predominance of Euro-centric classical genres and a narrow pool of providers. To unlock music medicine's full potential, a broader approach is necessary. This includes diversifying musical genres to include a range of cultural preferences, expanding the role of certified music therapists, leveraging technology for remote interventions, and establishing new reimbursement pathways. However, current practices often perpetuate health disparities by limiting access to affluent settings, skewing evidence, and excluding marginalized communities. To address these issues, we advocate for a reconceptualization of music interventions that prioritizes equity, inclusivity, and cultural relevance. Expanding research, integrating diverse musical offerings, and adopting online platforms can enhance accessibility and effectiveness, bridging gaps in care and improving patient outcomes. By embracing these changes, music medicine can evolve into a comprehensive, equitable tool for holistic health promotion.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"179-183"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755079","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: 2024-01-05DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2023.2290075
Stephen Clift, Katarzyna Grebosz-Haring, Leonhard Thun-Hohenstein, Anna Katharina Schuchter-Wiegand, Arne Bathke, Mette Kaasgaard
{"title":"The need for robust critique of arts and health research: the treatment of the Gene Cohen et al. (2006) paper on singing, wellbeing and health in subsequent evidence reviews.","authors":"Stephen Clift, Katarzyna Grebosz-Haring, Leonhard Thun-Hohenstein, Anna Katharina Schuchter-Wiegand, Arne Bathke, Mette Kaasgaard","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2023.2290075","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2023.2290075","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This paper considers weaknesses in a study by Cohen et al. (2006) on the impacts of community singing on health. These include high demand characteristics, lack of attention to attrition, flawed statistical analysis, and measurement. Nevertheless, the study is uncritically cited, in evidence reviews, with findings taken at face value.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Google Scholar, SCOPUS and BASE citation functions for Cohen et al. identified 32 evidence reviews in peer-reviewed journals. Eleven of these reviews, published between 2010 and 2023, focused on creative arts interventions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We demonstrate limitations in the Cohen et al. research which undermine the conclusions they reach regarding the health benefits of group singing. Subsequent evidence reviews take the findings at face value and offer little critical commentary.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>We consider what is needed to improve evidence reviews in the field of creative arts and health research.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A more robust approach is needed in reviewing research evidence in the field of arts and health. The Cohen et al. paper is not suitable for inclusion in future evidence reviews.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"97-115"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139098928","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}