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{"title":"Arts engagement and newcomer mental wellness: a scoping review of community-based approaches in Canada.","authors":"Esther-Joelle Asare, Andrea Charise, Mariangela Castro Arteaga, Christen Kong","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2735028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2735028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Immigration drives approximately 75% of Canada's population growth. While demographic impacts of immigration are well studied, other aspects like social wellness - described by concepts such as belonging, inclusion, and other health-adjacent phenomena - remain underexplored. Given data indicating positive perceptions of arts engagement in Canadian society, community-engaged arts programs offer promising approaches for advancing newcomer mental wellness research and practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This scoping review examined the impact of arts engagement initiatives in community that address newcomer mental wellness in Canada. A comprehensive search strategy was developed in consultation with a research librarian to identify peer-reviewed studies published between 2000 and 2026.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>1265 records were retrieved from six databases and supplementary searches; 60 met inclusion criteria. In addition to a baseline summary of study characteristics (arts modalities, organization type, geographic distribution, etc.), four top-level themes were identified to describe how community arts support newcomer mental wellness in Canada: by negotiating difference and displacement; serving as accessible support infrastructure; fostering collective, relational identity formation; and sustaining future-oriented forms of mental wellness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Framed through concepts including cultural humility and cultural brokering, findings indicate that community arts constitute a culturally responsive, relational, and future-oriented mental wellness practice that operates across personal, communal, and structural dimensions of settlement. Recommendations include 1) broader, multi-sectoral recognition of community arts engagement as a key component of newcomer wellness infrastructure, supported by 2) long-term, community-led partnerships between researchers, artists, and settlement organizations, to enable 3) longitudinal impact studies of community arts for newcomer populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-35"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149012546","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":"Speaking through art: co‑creating visual metaphors as conversation cards for chronic pain care.","authors":"Jana Declercq, Ella van Hest, Octavia Roodt","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2730179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2730179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The experience of living with chronic pain is difficult to understand and discuss in clinical communication, especially in the context of the strong biomedical orientation in Western healthcare. This article discusses how research on metaphors in chronic pain discourses was used to develop conversation cards with pictorial renditions of images describing pain, in collaboration with healthcare professionals and patients. With these cards, we aim to provide a support tool to more comprehensively discuss the lived experience of chronic pain in clinical communication.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted 8 online focus groups with chronic pain patients and healthcare professionals working in pain care. The meaning and usability of several concept illustrations in healthcare practice were explored.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The focus groups gave insights into required levels of transparency of the images. This concerned both the conventionality of the metaphors themselves and the degree of abstraction in the visual representation. The effect of style, tone, colour, texture and various representational approaches was also explored. Finally, we examined how participants perceived the potential use of these images within healthcare settings. However, such a process of participation and co-creation, we found, also requires careful reflection and consideration on representation, empowerment and the balance between artistic voice, scientific evidence, and participants' input.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These insights informed the development of the complete series of illustrations and their specific applications, while requiring careful reflection on the process.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148963105","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":"Right to Work: applied theatre, embodied storytelling and advocacy for workplace reintegration and equity for cancer survivors.","authors":"Michael Koon Boon Tan, Chao Min Tan","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2730178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2730178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Returning to work (RTW) after cancer is a complex process, influenced by psychosocial, emotional, and workplace factors. In Singapore, these challenges may be further compounded by cultural expectations and limited public discourse on chronic illness and disability. This paper reflects on <i>Right to Work</i>, an applied theatre (AT) pilot programme exploring performative storytelling with cancer survivors as an immersive advocacy initiative to promote workplace inclusion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The programme comprised six AT workshops with cancer survivors, cumulating in two engagement sessions with workplace administrators, where survivors presented original monologues developed through the workshop process. Drawing on participant's feedback, the paper reflects on the creative processes of storytelling, rehearsal, witnessing and performance.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Three practice insights are discussed: embodied storytelling as a means of fostering connection, structured creative processes as a way of engaging with vulnerability and meaning-making, and advocacy as a relational and ongoing process.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The paper positions AT as a valuable approach for fostering understanding of survivorship experience and RTW.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148913751","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":"What is time at the end-of-life? Temporal reflections from a public interactive installation.","authors":"Sara Rashighi, Luz A Paczka Giorgi, Eliot El Zeinaty, Hyeri Jeong, Maryam Mallakin, Kate Sellen","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2720642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2720642","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>End-of-life decision-making is often avoided due to societal taboos. This study aimed to foster reflection on mortality through the <i>Threads of Time</i> interactive installation, using the theme of time to engage participants in considering end-of-life issues.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The art installation was presented at two public events. Attendees anonymously responded to the prompt \"What is time at the end-of-life?\" by writing on paper tags. A total of 221 tags (63 from the first event, 158 from the second) were collected. Responses were analyzed using inductive qualitative coding to identify key themes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four primary themes emerged: <i>Philosophical Reflections on Death and Time</i>, <i>Embracing Purposeful Time</i>, <i>Self-Affirmation and Personal Reflections</i>, and <i>Grief</i>. Themes were consistent across both events, though age-related differences in temporal focus were observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The <i>Threads of Time</i> installation stimulated public reflection on end-of-life topics, highlighting its potential as a tool to support dialogue and awareness in supportive care contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148851489","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":"What about the art? Interpreting creative outputs in arts-based youth mental health research: the RESPOND framework.","authors":"Paul Cooke, Nicola Shaughnessy, Raginie Duara, Ruth Herbert, Emma Williams, Siobhan Hugh-Jones, Luke Allder","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2724291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2724291","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Arts based research practices (ABRPs) are increasingly used to support children and young people (CYP) experiencing complex mental health challenges. Yet the artistic outputs generated within such research are rarely analysed, potentially limiting understanding of how creative artefacts can contribute to meaning making and programme evaluation. This study, part of the UKRI-funded CREATE project, addresses this methodological gap by examining how CYP, researchers and arts practitioners approach the interpretation of youth produced art within mental health research.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An initial scoping review identified existing approaches to analysing creative products in ABRP mental health studies. Guided by key questions emerging from the review, two interdisciplinary \"living labs\" (one using visual art and one using drama) were conducted with adolescent co-researchers, academic researchers, and arts facilitators. Data included group discussions, fieldnotes, creative artefacts and video recordings. A hybrid of framework and thematic analysis generated five analytical domains alongside overarching relational and ethical considerations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants preferred a sequenced, dialogic process beginning with art immanent observation and moving toward contextual calibration. Group interpretation broadened perspectives, while protected solo stages safeguarded individual voice. Interpretation shifted dynamically across affective and cognitive modes. These findings coalesced into the RESPOND framework, capturing how meaning can emerge through embodied response, pattern recognition, temporal reframing and dialogue.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>RESPOND provides a flexible, practice-sensitive method for integrating creative outputs into mental health research. It strengthens interpretive rigour while preserving the relational, ethical and participatory values central to ABRP with young people.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148820004","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":"Art therapy and mental health outcomes: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Zihan Dang, Yue Feng, Yu Mo, Linhan Jiang","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2720128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2720128","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mental disorders remain a global health challenge, and conventional treatments often fall short. Art therapy (AT) shows promise as a complementary approach, yet evidence beyond depression and anxiety, such as loneliness, well-being, and cognition, remains limited.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This updated systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the associations between AT and five outcomes: loneliness, psychological well-being, depression, anxiety, and cognitive function.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following PRISMA guidelines, five major databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, and Medline) were searched for randomized controlled and quasi-experimental studies published from 2010 to 2024. Eligible studies assessed AT interventions for mental health outcomes. Data were pooled to estimate mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-nine studies (11 RCTs and 18 quasi-experimental studies) involving 2,077 participants aged 13-90 years were included. AT was associated with improvements in psychological well-being (MD = 5.33), depression (MD =  -3.67), anxiety (MD =  -4.96), and cognitive function (MD = 1.50; all <i>p</i> < 0.001). Loneliness demonstrated a non-significant but potentially favorable trend (MD =  -3.97, <i>p</i> = 0.06), particularly in socially embedded formats.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>AT demonstrates potential relevance as a complementary intervention within mental health care, particularly among aging populations experiencing increasing psychological and cognitive health challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148799359","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 impact of dance movement therapy on subjective well-being and quality of life in healthy older adults.","authors":"Laura Sebastiani, Said Daoudagh, Giacomo Ignesti, Marina Raglianti, Paolo Paradisi","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2715535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2715535","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Engaging in physical and social activities, such as dance and music, supports mental well-being, cognitive functioning, and physical health in older adults. Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is a complementary practice that uses movement and creative expression to enhance emotional engagement and interpersonal connection. DMT has shown benefits in several clinical populations, but evidence in healthy older adults remains limited.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study examined the potential impact of DMT on perceived quality of life, life satisfaction, and personal well-being in adults over 65. Twenty-five participants (17 women, 8 men) completed an 8-week DMT cycle with weekly sessions. A 1-hour session preceded and followed the cycle, during which participants completed WHOQoL-BREF, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Personal Wellbeing Index, and brief assessments of depressive symptoms (GDS) and sleep quality (PSQI) to characterise the sample.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Repeated measures ANOVA models revealed significant improvements after the cycle in overall quality of life and social relationships. Participants over 70, who initially reported lower scores than younger participants, showed comparable gains following the cycle.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest that DMT may foster a positive emotional climate and strengthen social interaction among older adults, including the oldest participants, highlighting its value as a group-based cycle aimed at supporting well-being in later life.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148799337","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":"Augmented visual feedback after stroke: a creative arts-in-health feasibility study.","authors":"Susan Hillier, Garry Stewart, Thomas Pachoud","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2716334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2716334","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backgraound: </strong>People after stroke lose accurate movement partly due to weakness, but this is compounded by poor sensory feedback. Furthermore, motivation and engagement can impact participation in rehabilitation. To address these barriers to recovery, a novel theatrical effects program called <i>Proximity</i>, which provided augmented visual feedback, was set up in a stroke inpatient rehabilitation ward with a cross-disciplinary team of dancers, designers and clinicians. The overall aim of the study was to evaluate the safety, feasibility and acceptability of the program, as well as to explore potential benefits.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This exploratory feasibility study included 12 stroke and brain injury survivors and employed a mixed-methods, participatory action approach - collecting feasibility and acceptability data alongside semi-structured interviews, using an interpretive phenomenological analysis. Five different effects were adapted for <i>Proximity: Clinical</i>, comprising real-time screen displays with special effects to augment the life-size video images of the participants as they moved in front of the camera.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eleven of the 12 participants reported benefits, and this was supported by the observing clinicians. The theatre-based set-up was intensive and required considerable space. The effects enabled participants, firstly, to see for themselves what they were or were not doing in their postures and movements, and secondly, to immediately self-generate and evaluate changes in performance. In turn, this appeared to enhance agency, curiosity and enjoyment. This change in atmosphere - from remedial to creative exploration - was an unexpected but welcome experience for the cross-disciplinary team and reflects contemporary thinking in the arts/health nexus.</p><p><strong>The proximity: </strong>The clinical arts-in-health program warrants further investigation using simplified equipment, under a combination of arts‑in‑health and clinical trial conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148714150","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":"\"What you did with your time on the earth\": interpreting well-being through the found poetry of a Broadway performer.","authors":"Regina McAllen, Melissa Forbes, Diane Hughes","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2712331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2712331","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Broadway's extraordinary commercial success rests on the shoulders of elite performers whose psychological well-being directly contributes to the industry's artistic excellence and economic sustainability. However, the lived experiences of professional musical theatre performers remain underexplored in scholarly literature. Existing research has emphasized individual coping strategies, with less focus on the conditions that support sustained well-being in high-stakes performance contexts. This exploratory single-case study investigated how a seasoned female Broadway performer sustains her well-being throughout her career.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was combined with poetic inquiry to interpret and communicate the data, vividly portraying the participant's lived experience. Four found poems were crafted from interview transcripts, using Ryff's eudaimonic model of psychological well-being as a post-analytic lens.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The findings reveal that the performer's psychological well-being was not primarily sustained by conventional strategies such as detachment, rest, or individualized self-care. Rather, her well-being was supported through autonomy, artistic integrity, meaningful connection, and purpose, and threatened when workplace environments withheld recognition, restricted artistic agency, or limited opportunities for honest feedback and collaboration.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Viewed through the lens of Ryff's eudaimonic model of psychological well-being, the findings suggest that this performer's well-being was shaped more by ethical, relational, and structural workplace factors than by individual coping strategies alone. The insights have implications for educators, directors, and producers, emphasizing the need for systemic, autonomy-supportive practices that sustain artistic excellence and support long-term participation in elite performance industries.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148680357","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":"Framing arts and health: a critical policy discourse analysis of international public health institutions.","authors":"Pengfei Bao","doi":"10.1080/17533015.2026.2713145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2026.2713145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study examines how the relationship between arts and health is constructed and represented in key policy documents from leading international public health institutions, moving beyond description to critically investigate the ideological assumptions and consequences of dominant framing strategies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative frame analysis was conducted using a purposive sample of ten policy documents, reports, and white papers (2019-2024) from the World Health Organization, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Data were systematically coded using NVivo to identify and analyze recurrent framing patterns.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three primary frames were identified: the Instrumental-Economic Frame, the Clinical-Evidence Frame, and the Social-Justice Frame. The Instrumental-Economic Frame, which positions the arts as a cost-effective tool for public health outcomes, was overwhelmingly dominant. Contrasts between the WHO's health-promotion focus and the UK's clinical orientation reveal divergent policy pathways. Dominant frames risk reducing the arts to utilitarian functions, obscuring their intrinsic and socio-critical value.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings highlight the implications of these frames for resource allocation, practice, and the future trajectory of the arts and health field. A more nuanced and balanced discursive approach is advocated to preserve the transformative potential of the arts in health.</p>","PeriodicalId":45944,"journal":{"name":"Arts & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148664598","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}