Arts & HealthPub Date : 2025-11-04DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2581965
Rafaela Neiva Ganga, Laura Davies
{"title":"Cultural dementia care: a review of Museum-led programmes for informal caregivers.","authors":"Rafaela Neiva Ganga, Laura Davies","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2581965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2581965","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Museum-led dementia care programmes enable social and cognitive outcomes for people living with dementia and their caregivers. However, the long-term effects on informal caregivers and the scalability of these interventions remain under-researched.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search in 3 databases followed PRISMA guidelines, focusing on studies from 2004 to 2024 in Australia, Europe and North America. The study aimed to map the existing evidence on the impact of museum-led interventions for informal dementia caregivers, and identify the mechanisms supporting their wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 272 identified papers, 7 met the inclusion criteria. These studies demonstrated medium-high quality and highlighted the positive impact of museum-led programmes on caregivers' wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Museum-led programmes are a valuable component of comprehensive dementia care, emphasising the need to integrate cultural interventions into health and social care policies to support informal caregivers' wellbeing. Future research should assess long-term impacts, scalability, and integration into diverse care settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145439486","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 : 2025-10-30DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2581964
Lena De Wolf, Hannelore Stegen, Hanne Dewinter, Free De Backer, Geert Vandermeersche
{"title":"Photography and perinatal loss: parents' experiences of memory-making and meaning.","authors":"Lena De Wolf, Hannelore Stegen, Hanne Dewinter, Free De Backer, Geert Vandermeersche","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2581964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2581964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Existing literature acknowledges photography's potential as a supportive psychosocial intervention for parents experiencing perinatal loss. However, empirical research that centres bereaved parents' lived experiences remains limited.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To explore the meaning of photography in the context of perinatal loss, a qualitative approach was utilised, combining life story and semi-structured interviews with bereaved parents (seven interviews, including two dyadic; <i>n</i> = 9).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Photography was described as one among several forms of memorabilia, yet distinguished by its tangibility and shareability. Parents discussed a spectrum of photographic representations - from raw to serene - shaped by factors such as the photographer's professional background. The photographs fulfilled multiple functions, including sharing the child with the outside world, facilitating conversations, and connecting with peers. For some, engaging with photography fostered a more active and engaged role towards other bereaved parents. However, this engagement was not always met with social acceptance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our research shows the value of photography in the context of perinatal loss while also pointing to several recommendations at the level of bereavement care in hospital policies and practices (e.g. facilitating collaboration with professional photographers).</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145402344","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 : 2025-10-30DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2581968
Zhaohui Su
{"title":"Live, hope, dialysis.","authors":"Zhaohui Su","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2581968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2581968","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This poem aims to explore the intersections of chronic illness, bodily awareness, and emotional resilience through reflective narrative. The poem sets out to shed light on how medical crisis can catalyze a deeper and more profound relationship with the body and the self. Often overlooked until failure, the body becomes central in moments of severe illness-inviting reflection, soul-searching, and redefinition of what it means to live well under challenging circumstances. The poem examines the psychosocial dimensions of chronic care, emphasizing themes of loss, acceptance, and hope. It also highlights how poetry can help both patients and healthcare providers express the shifting emotional landscape of ongoing treatment. In doing so, it contributes to a broader conversation about how creative practices can support patient agency, build empathy in clinical settings, and nurture emotional strength amid continued medical challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145410331","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 : 2025-10-30DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2581967
Zhaohui Su
{"title":"You've danced.","authors":"Zhaohui Su","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2581967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2581967","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This poem explores how dance can support holistic well-being by uniting movement with emotion and self-expression. Through metaphor and verse, it seeks to capture the transformative power of dance as it moves through the physical, mental, and spiritual layers of the self. Rather than seeing dance solely as performance or art, the poem presents it as a deeply human practice-one that fosters self-awareness, sharpens the senses, and nurtures deep joy. By highlighting the instinctive and emotional nature of movement, the poem adds to the wider conversation about how the arts can promote health, emotional resilience, and social connection. Ultimately, it draws attention to the therapeutic possibilities of dance in both clinical and community settings, encouraging healthcare professionals and researchers to view creative expression not just as complementary, but as central to physical healing, psychological flourishing, and overall well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145410412","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 : 2025-10-28DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2574967
Nicola Pennill, Renee Timmers, Christian Morgner, Victoria Burnip, Jennifer MacRitchie
{"title":"Comparing Engagement Across Online Arts Forms in Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Disciplines.","authors":"Nicola Pennill, Renee Timmers, Christian Morgner, Victoria Burnip, Jennifer MacRitchie","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2574967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2574967","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To further understand how arts participation leads to health and wellbeing outcomes, we present video analysis of five different arts activities online that enables an examination of older adults' experiences over time.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A two-staged analysis of recordings of nineteen older adults ( > 55 y) used quantitative analysis of coded verbal contributions, followed by qualitative content analysis of two case-studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Unprompted verbal contributions were more frequent and increased more strongly over time in visual arts compared to more information-based disciplines. Qualitative case studies showcased how positive outcomes of creative workshop participation may manifest gradually over time, or in contrast as part of subtle, pivotal moments of reorientation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This research developed a nuanced video analysis method to evaluate experiences of creative arts workshops. Such methodologies are essential for distinguishing the impact of interventions, allowing for a differentiated approach in prescribing arts interventions for health and wellbeing outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145379476","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}
{"title":"Digital and traditional arts for inpatients with dementia: a feasibility study.","authors":"Greg Windle, Daisy Fancourt, Claire Goodman, Nigel Smeeton","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2565209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2565209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Arts-in-health interventions increasingly demonstrate feasibility and effectiveness in improving anxiety and wellbeing outcomes through engagement by hospital inpatients with dementia. We aimed to demonstrate the practicality of digital and traditional group artmaking and understand potential impact on patient anxiety and wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The 3-arm controlled study design included control, traditional artmaking and digital artmaking groups. Outcome measures were State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Generic Wellbeing Questionnaire and Observational Measure of Engagement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We measured a decline in anxiety among the traditional art group (<i>n</i> = 30), with no change among the digital artmaking group (<i>n</i> = 30) or control group (<i>n</i> = 30). We measured positive wellbeing among both intervention groups, but not the control group. Engagement attitude was more positive in the traditional group than the digital group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We found that group arts engagement was a feasible and promising intervention. We raise further questions for expanded uses of digital tablets in activities for hospital inpatients with dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145276118","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 : 2025-10-05DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2567566
Christopher M Strickland, Sheri R Klein
{"title":"Painting through grief and loss: an autoethnographic arts-based inquiry.","authors":"Christopher M Strickland, Sheri R Klein","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2567566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2567566","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Two artist-researchers engaged in a year-long virtual collaboration using autoethnographic and arts-based methods to explore grief and loss.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Artistic inquiry supported emotional processing, well-being, self-understanding, and intuitive meaning making. Through painting, poetry, collage, and dialogue, they uncovered the following shared themes: emotions, visual and classical elements, and concepts of time.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings highlight grief as a complex, non-linear, and spiritual experience marked by liminality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study demonstrates how collaborative, arts-based research can offer valuable tools for understanding, transforming, and making meaning of grief.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145233728","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 : 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2025.2566799
Gabriel Lavorato Neto, Egberto Ribeiro Turato, Maria Cândida Ribeiro Parisi
{"title":"Enhancing medical students' proficiency in coping with chronic health conditions - accounts of a poetic approach to learning in type 2 diabetes clinical simulation.","authors":"Gabriel Lavorato Neto, Egberto Ribeiro Turato, Maria Cândida Ribeiro Parisi","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2025.2566799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2025.2566799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care requires not only clinical accuracy but also humanistic and reflective capacities. Simulation-based education that integrates theatrical and humanistic elements may foster these competencies. This study explores how a clinical simulation module shaped medical students' awareness of their role in chronic care, drawing on Balint's psychodynamic perspective and Aristotelian poetics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative study was conducted during a T2DM simulation module with fourth-year medical students. Eighteen simulation sessions were observed, and ten in-depth interviews were carried out with students who acted as simulated doctors. Data from field notes and transcripts were analyzed using Clinical-Qualitative Content Analysis. Balint's concepts informed the reading of relational dynamics, while Aristotelian poetics offered a framework to interpret the symbolic and affective expressions emerging from the learning process.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Students reported emotional resistance, anxiety, and fear of judgment when engaging with the simulation. These tensions were interpreted through Balintian ideas such as the doctor's self as a therapeutic instrument, the role of collegiality, and the psychodynamics of group learning. Three thematic axes emerged: availability to assume the medical role, precision in clinical reasoning, and group support or rivalry. These were further mapped onto poetic forms - tragic, comic, and epic - illuminating symbolic dimensions of professional identity formation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Combining Balint's psychodynamic insights with poetic-symbolic interpretation in simulation may offer educators a humanizing and reflective strategy to support medical students in developing relational and clinical competencies for PHC.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145214068","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 : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2024-03-28DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2024.2335378
Jennifer MacRitchie, Justin Christensen, Ellie Fishwick, Renee Timmers
{"title":"Digital adaptations to arts programme delivery for people living with dementia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Jennifer MacRitchie, Justin Christensen, Ellie Fishwick, Renee Timmers","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2335378","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2335378","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Learning from the challenges and successes of online arts delivery during the pandemic is crucially important for considering long-term sustainable solutions that enable people living with dementia to remotely participate in meaningful activities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty-eight arts workers responded to an online survey exploring i) the meaning of face-to-face arts activities that were replicated online, ii) perceived motivations to attend, iii) successes and challenges in adapting arts for online/socially distanced setting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Responses described arts giving structure and purpose to people living with dementia and their carers, a sense of community, and a way to reduce physical isolation. Success on digital delivery of arts depended on how inclusive practices were in relation to different abilities, technology experience and support levels.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite challenges, the range of interactions across activities demonstrated various ways for people living with dementia to make a contribution, feeding into the feelings of purpose and belonging in the online/digital community.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"208-225"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140319503","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 : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2024-02-22DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2024.2319032
Louise Birrell, Emma Barrett, Eliza Oliver, An Nguyen, Robyn Ewing, Michael Anderson, Maree Teesson
{"title":"The impact of arts-inclusive programs on young children's mental health and wellbeing: a rapid review.","authors":"Louise Birrell, Emma Barrett, Eliza Oliver, An Nguyen, Robyn Ewing, Michael Anderson, Maree Teesson","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2319032","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17533015.2024.2319032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This review evaluated the existing literature exploring the effects of arts-inclusive programs (AIPs) on the mental health and wellbeing of young children. AIPs include activities, programs, or interventions containing creative arts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Literature searches were conducted across three databases (SCOPUS, psycINFO, and ERIC). The search was restricted to studies reporting outcomes of children 0-6 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nine studies were included in the review (3,671 participants). Three key themes were identified: music-related (<i>n</i> = 4); artmaking (<i>n</i> = 3); and storytelling/drama (<i>n</i> = 2). All included studies reported positive outcomes on children's wellbeing following engagement in AIPs.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This review found emerging evidence demonstrating positive impacts of arts engagement on the wellbeing of children aged 0-6. However, most studies were low quality and used varying outcome measures. The review is one of the first to highlight the lack of high-quality studies on the relationship between AIPs and wellbeing in young children.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"185-207"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139933502","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}