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{"title":"When art remembers what the mind lets go.","authors":"Pramana","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2665424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2665424","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ageing, memory loss, and dementia are often framed through decline, dependency, and clinical deficit. Within arts and health scholarship, however, growing attention has been given to the role of artistic practice in sustaining dignity, identity, and relational connection in later life.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This manuscript presents a poetic reflection on ageing, fading memory, and the enduring role of art in preserving personhood, recognition, and belonging beyond verbal recall.</p><p><strong>Approach: </strong>Through poetic expression, the manuscript explores how music, drawing, rhythm, and shared creative presence may evoke embodied memory and emotional continuity. Rather than treating art as mere ornament or therapeutic supplement, the poem positions artistic experience as a humane medium through which forgotten selves may still be encountered and affirmed.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The poem highlights that even when language weakens, forms of recognition and connection may persist through artistic engagement. It suggests that art can sustain dignity, relational presence, and affective meaning in the lives of older adults experiencing memory loss.</p><p><strong>Originality/value: </strong>This manuscript contributes a reflective and affective perspective to discussions of arts-based care. It offers a humanistic response to concerns around ageing populations, social isolation, and care practices by emphasizing art's capacity to hold memory, connection, and personhood in later life.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785169","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":"A snapshot of empowerment: using professional photography training in photovoice.","authors":"Danielle Groton, Matthew Patterson, Kaila Witkowski, Emily Griffin","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2663515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2663515","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>One of the main goals for photovoice projects is to promote dialogue through the discussion of photographs and reach policymakers, and so the quality and visual appeal of images can be important. Despite this, literature on photovoice methodology focuses on the ethical and technical aspects of training participants, rather than artistic expression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This brief report reflects on a photovoice study that included training with a professional photographer as part of the methodology.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participant co-researchers felt the professional photography training added value to their experience and inspired more creative expression in their photovoice participation. The unique composition of some of the photos and inclusion of a photographer also increased interest in the project in the arts community.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Inclusion of a photographer strengthened and furtheried the reach out the study. Considerations for future studies are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785080","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":"Arts-based approaches to climate change, mental health and (un)natural disasters: a scoping review.","authors":"Chloe Watfern, Priya Vaughan, Katherine Boydell, Michelle Luk, Ans Vercammen","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2663005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2663005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Climate change affects mental health and wellbeing globally, and in a range of contexts - from the trauma of (un)natural disasters to the anxiety and grief that comes with awareness of current and future threats.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This scoping review describes how arts-based approaches are being used in research and/or practice to understand, manage and mitigate distress associated with climate change and natural disasters. After searching two databases, at each stage of the screening process, two authors independently reviewed the literature. We included original peer-reviewed research, published in English before 31 May 2024, encompassing diverse art genres, conceptualisations of mental health/wellbeing, and climate impacts. We excluded research focused on news photography and film, popular culture, or culture broadly construed rather than a specific (set of) art practice(s). We also excluded articles that referred to emotional states unrelated to mental health or wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 52 relevant articles in the English-language academic literature, of which 21 focused on climate change as a broad concept and 31 focused on specific natural disasters. The work we reviewed encompasses a large variety of disciplines, methodologies, and ways of defining distress. It highlights the potential of art as a tool for engaging people in difficult conversations, sharing knowledge, enabling modes of self-expression, connection, and resistance, and holding space for positive <i>and</i> negative emotional terrain.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We recommend that future research accommodates multiple \"ways of knowing\" and embraces the systems thinking required to address the root causes of climate change, and attendant human suffering.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-30"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785117","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":"The existence in motion.","authors":"Zhixun Zhang","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2664140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2664140","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This poem was inspired by the author's experience from January 11 to 13 February 2026, choreographing a dance piece selected by Enshi Central Hospital to participate in the 2026 Enshi Spring Festival gala. The rehearsal involved 35 female nurses from the emergency, internal medicine, and psychiatric wards, who regularly face high-pressure work and frequent emotional strain. Despite demanding schedules, some arriving immediately after shifts, others returning to work after rehearsal, they fully participated in the month-long practice. Observing their movements, the author noticed how dance, breath, collective coordination, and creative expression help regulate emotions, relieve anxiety, and foster resilience. These experiences are reflected in the poem's imagery: steps rippling across the mind, spins smoothing the heart's folds, leaps scattering warmth, and music flowing through skin and sinew. The poem illustrates the co-constructive nature of healing through embodied movement, social interaction, and artistic creation, showing how art can serve as a reflective and therapeutic medium, alleviating stress and promoting wellbeing in high-pressure environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785156","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":"The invisible fatigue of those who heal.","authors":"Pramana, Prahastiwi Utari, Monika Sri Yuliarti, Adi Inggit Handoko, Tri Susanto","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2663010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2663010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This poem reflects on the often-unseen emotional and moral burden carried by healthcare workers, caregivers, and others whose daily labour is devoted to easing the suffering of others. It approaches care not only as professional responsibility, but also as a deeply human practice shaped by tenderness, endurance, and vulnerability.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The piece seeks to make visible the inner costs of caregiving, to rehumanise those who are often represented only through professional roles, and to highlight the need for more humane forms of recognition and support within health systems.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using poetic language and imagery drawn from hospital routines, fatigue, silence after long shifts, and the lingering weight of emotional exposure, the manuscript develops a reflective exploration of caregiving experience through an arts and health lens.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The poem shows that healing work can leave invisible wounds on those expected to remain composed and resilient. Rather than portraying caregivers as heroic abstractions, it presents them as individuals whose compassion is sustained through sacrifice, memory, and emotional vulnerability. It also suggests that care itself must be extended to those who provide it.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The manuscript contributes to broader discussions in arts and health by foregrounding the emotional realities of caregiving and the restorative role of language in making suffering visible. It argues that recognition, gentleness, and shared responsibility are essential to any truly humane health system.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147730340","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":"The silent caregiver: burdens of youth in a digital world.","authors":"Samra Maqbool","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2656274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2656274","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147616984","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":"Exploring the integration of arts-informed methods in self-harm research.","authors":"Anam Khan, Susan M Brigham, Michael Ungar","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2653062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2653062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Arts-informed research methods provide a way for participants to communicate their experiences about sensitive topics where self-disclosure through verbal interactions can be difficult to put into words or intimidating, particularly for individuals with a history of trauma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Based on a study with young people about resilience to self-harm and a comprehensive review of literature, this article discusses the use of arts-informed methods to better understand self-harm.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We share examples of visual methods as an elicitation tool to supplement qualitative interviews. The visual productions of seven young adults were analysed and are discussed under three themes: connecting with the self and the natural environment, shifting perspectives, and developing healthier coping strategies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This paper demonstrates both the value of arts-informed methods in general and their specific utility when studying young people's resilience in response to self-harm.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147582714","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":"The therapeutic potential of poetry as a health intervention in the context of palliative care: an integrative review.","authors":"Lourdes Helena de Paula da Silva, Geovanna Maria Isidoro, Fábio de Souza Terra, Isabelle Cristinne Pinto Costa, Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2649660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2649660","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To synthesize and analyze the available evidence on the therapeutic potential of poetry as a health intervention in the context of palliative care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Integrative review. The searches were conducted in Medline/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library, in addition to consulting the gray literature. Study selection and data extraction were performed by two independent reviewers. Data analysis included qualitative synthesis supported by GPT-4 for data reduction and thematic identification, followed by human refinement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve studies published between 1996 and 2024 were included. The analysis identified three thematic axes regarding the therapeutic role of poetry: 1) Emotional expression and processing, facilitating the articulation of complex feelings and reducing psychological distress; 2) Facilitation of communication and interpersonal bonding, improving connections between patients, families, and healthcare teams; and 3) Reframing the experience of illness and finitude, helping patients to find meaning and reconstruct their personal narratives. The studies reported benefits in emotional resilience, hope, quality of life, and symptom management. It is worth noting that the included studies focused almost exclusively on patients, with little to no evidence involving caregivers or healthcare providers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Poetry has shown to be a promising and humanizing intervention in palliative care, supporting holistic care by addressing emotional, communicative, and existential dimensions. Future research should explore the impact of poetry on healthcare professionals and family caregivers and develop more robust studies to consolidate its integration into clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147575742","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":"Grey literature rapid review of how art supports mental health and wellbeing among young people in Nordic countries.","authors":"Keld Stehr Nielsen, Katrine Frank Jørgensen, Oscar Juul, Eva Hjelms, Birgit Ærenlund Bundesen","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2648005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2648005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mental health challenges among young people are escalating, also in Nordic countries. Arts-based interventions are emerging as promising community-based solutions and the evidence base is growing, yet still in its early phase. This rapid review aims to map interventions in Nordic grey literature, providing a practice-based foundation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A rapid review of grey literature was conducted. Following an initial pilot of public search engines, an iterative, non-database search strategy was adopted. Eligibility criteria included documents in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, or English published from 2014, focusing on arts-based interventions for young people aged 10-24 years in the Nordic region. Interventions were assessed using a custom-developed Intervention Capability Assessment Framework (ICAF) in lieu of traditional critical appraisal, and a thematic analysis was conducted on interventions scoring above a defined threshold.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From the retrieved reports, 25 met eligibility criteria describing 17 unique interventions. Six interventions scored above the defined threshold in the ICAF, indicating well-documented practical knowledge. Thematic analysis of these interventions identified three key areas of impact on mental health: fostering personal attributes (e.g. self-efficacy, empowerment), facilitating relationship-building and social interaction, and creating new opportunities in established settings.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This review uncovers a body of practice-based knowledge in grey literature that complements scientific evidence by offering insights into real-world applications. A key strength is this practice-based evidence; however, a limitation is the challenge of systematically utilizing this varied information, hindering direct comparison. Future reviews could adopt more geographically dispersed approaches, while standardized documentation is needed to enhance knowledge consolidation.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147505100","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":"Establishing guiding principles for a music-making intervention for healthy brain ageing.","authors":"Philip Eames, Helen F Mitchell, Lee-Fay Low, Joseph Toltz, Zoe Menczel-Schrire, Loren Mowszowski, Peter Walsh, Sharon L Naismith, Neal Peres Da Costa","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2646477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2646477","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Promoting healthy brain ageing is essential for older adults and music-making has potential as an appealing, accessible intervention for older adults experiencing memory concerns. Obtaining their input is critical to planning successful music-making interventions. The aim of this study was to explore opinions around music-making for brain health with older adults to determine guiding principles for designing future interventions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eleven older adults aged between 67 and 82 years who had self-identified concerns around cognition and/or mood sufficient to seek formal assessment discussed, in focus groups, their life experiences with music, musical tastes, and reactions to potential forms of music-making.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Focus groups revealed that music plays a significant and positive role in their lives, that they appreciate musical variety, social connectivity, and perceive music-making to be a useful activity for healthy ageing. This feedback informed guiding principles for a future intervention: 1) Music-making can be used as an inherently motivating medium for healthy brain ageing activities; 2) Formats should be encouraging and inclusive to overcome participation barriers; 3) Group music-making allows for socialisation and promotes a feeling of safety in numbers; 4) Older adults' tastes are non-homogenous and a mix of familiar and unfamiliar repertoire and styles is welcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These guiding principles will inform the design and implementation of music-making interventions for older adults with cognitive concerns by incorporating their musical tastes, instrument preferences and group learning formats for healthy brain ageing. These principles can also be used to promote the uptake of music-making in later life.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147487819","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}