The Jameel Arts &amp; Health Lab in collaboration with the WHO–Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefits of the Arts

Sajnani, Nisha; Fietje, Nils

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01959-1

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“…Another strength of this review is its broad definition of arts participation, which allowed inclusion of some practices that previous definitions have excluded, such as circus arts. Additionally, the review supports growing current interest in how the arts can be used for health promotion and prevention (66). Lastly, the prevalence of mixed methods studies in this review provided both quantitative and qualitative perspectives.…”

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Relationships between arts participation, social cohesion, and wellbeing: An integrative review and conceptual model

Sonke,

Pesata,

Colverson

et al. 2024

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Arts and cultural strategies have increasingly been engaged by the public health sector to enhance community health and wellbeing, as well as to address the significant health risks posed by social isolation and loneliness. While increasing studies document relationships between arts participation, social cohesion, and wellbeing uniquely, few studies have investigated the relationships between all three and, to date, no evidence synthesis has been conducted on this topic. To address this gap, this integrative review aimed to identify, describe, and synthesize research on arts participation, social cohesion, and wellbeing in a community context by addressing the question: what is the evidence base regarding relationships between arts participation, social cohesion, and well-being?? Literature searches were conducted using 10 databases, and 18 articles met inclusion criteria – 16 original research articles and two reviews. Results provide insights on modes and forms of arts participation, along four themes that articulate dimensions of and relationships between arts participation, social cohesion, and well-being, as distilled from the studies. Further, this review offers a conceptual model derived from these themes. The model depicts the relationships found between these concepts in the articles, and highlights specific components of these relationships that may help to guide future practice, research, and policy that seeks to leverage the power of the arts to build social cohesion and wellbeing in communities. Prospective studies are needed to test these relationships as well as the potential role of social cohesion as a mechanism for building well-being in communities.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Relationships between arts participation, social cohesion, and wellbeing: An integrative review and conceptual model

Sonke,

Pesata,

Colverson

et al. 2024

Preprint

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“…We welcome the new Lancet Global Series initiative ( 14 – 16 ) and encourage further high-quality, rigorous research, alongside a fruitful and ambitious academic discussion to form a qualified basis for informing policy and practice. However, we have also found a need to express concerns to the initial opinion piece coming from the Jameel Arts & Health Lab ( 15 , 76 ).…”

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Is it premature to formulate recommendations for policy and practice, based on culture and health research? A robust critique of the CultureForHealth (2022) report

Kaasgaard,

Grebosz-Haring,

Davies

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionArts and health practice and research has expanded rapidly since the turn of the millennium. A World Health Organization scoping review of a large body of evidence claims positive health benefits from arts participation and makes recommendations for policy and implementation of arts for health initiatives. A more recent scoping review (CultureForHealth) also claims that current evidence is sufficient to form recommendations for policy and practice. However, scoping reviews of arts and health research—without critical appraisal of included studies—do not provide a sound basis for recommendations on the wider implantation of healthcare interventions.MethodsWe performed a detailed assessment of 18 Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) on arts-based interventions included in Section 1 of the CultureForHealth report using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tool for RCTs (2023).ResultsThe 18 RCTs included demonstrated considerable risks of bias regarding internal and statistical conclusion validity. Moreover, the trials are substantially heterogeneous with respect to settings, health-issues, interventions, and outcomes, which limits their external validity, reliability, and generalisability.ConclusionsThe absence of a critical appraisal of studies included in the CultureForHealth report leads to an overinterpretation and overstatement of the health outcomes of arts-based interventions. As such, the CultureForHealth review is not a suitable foundation for policy recommendations, nor for formulating guidance on implementation of arts-based interventions for health.

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“…In the past decade, a growing body of evidence has pointed to the role of the arts in promoting health throughout the lifespan (Sajnani & Fietje, 2023). A scoping review by the WHO (Fancourt & Finn, 2019) indicated that both active and receptive engagement in the arts can promote health and well-being, prevent illnesses, and alleviate chronic health conditions.…”

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Arts Therapies and Arts-Based Interventions for Older Adults

Keisari,

Orkibi,

Lang

2024

GeroPsych

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The Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the WHO–Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefits of the Arts

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Relationships between arts participation, social cohesion, and wellbeing: An integrative review and conceptual model

Relationships between arts participation, social cohesion, and wellbeing: An integrative review and conceptual model

Is it premature to formulate recommendations for policy and practice, based on culture and health research? A robust critique of the CultureForHealth (2022) report

Arts Therapies and Arts-Based Interventions for Older Adults

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