Using arts to enhance mental healthcare environments: Findings from qualitative research

Daykin, Norma; Byrne, Eleanor; Soteriou, Tony; O’Connor, Susan

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“…This non-clinical approach strengthens and fosters the development of identity and a sense of belonging. The notion of identity is also explored in Daykin et al (2010), who suggest that engaging in arts activities provides service users with access to a variety of new identities and is able to depart from the "stigmatised" or relatively powerlessness of the "patient"; this was reinforced by giving service users a new voice to provide their opinions or speak about their experiences.…”

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“…The benefits that have been identified are: empowerment (Hacking et al, 2008); a sense of wellbeing, ( Jensen et al, 2016;Jensen, 2013); recovery (Sagan, 2012;Colbert et al, 2013); therapeutic gains (Stacey and Stickley, 2010); developing identity (Parr, 2006;Gwinner et al, 2009;Daykin et al, 2010;Stickley, 2010;Sagan, 2012); and social inclusion (Hacking et al, 2008;Secker et al, 2009;Margrove et al, 2013;Wright and Stickley, 2013). …”

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Mental health recovery and arts engagement

Jensen¹

2018

JMHTEP

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. Mental health recovery and arts engagement Anita Jensen Abstract Purpose -Arts and cultural activities have been illustrated to be beneficial for mental health service users. The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of museum visits and engage in arts activities for mental health service users. Design/methodology/approach -Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 mental health service users in Denmark. A thematic approach was used to analyse the data and theoretical lens of sociological theories of institutional logics was employed to explore the findings. Findings -These benefits are perceived to include empowerment and meaning in life, which are two of the core principles of recovery; arts engagement can, therefore, be a useful tool in recovery. The findings also show that the experience of visiting a museum was not always positive and depended upon the interaction with the museum educators. Originality/value -The service users identified arts engagement as creating meaning in life and empowerment, which are two element in the conceptual framework, CHIME (an acronym for: Connectedness, Hope and optimism, Identity, Meaning in life and Empowerment), that describes the human process of recovery. The findings also highlighted that if museums want to engage positively with people with mental health problems and contribute to their recovery then the training of staff and the improvement of institutional approaches to support working with vulnerable people are essential.

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Mental health recovery and arts engagement

Jensen¹

2018

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“…Furthermore, these authors suggest that arts activities can provide a way for dementia sufferers to engage in meaningful action and exert some control in their lives. Daykin, Bryne, Soteriou and O'Connor (2010) reinforce this latter notion, arguing that participating in arts projects can allow individuals in healthcare to experience alternative identities to that of "patient", and give them a sense of empowerment which they may otherwise lack. This is particularly poignant for PWD, where self-efficacy and autonomy are severely threatened.…”

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“…There is thus a pressing need for more in-depth, systematic research into both arts- (Sherratt, Thornton, & Hatton, 2004) and reminiscence-based interventions (Thorgrimsen, Schweitzer, & Orrell, 2002) for PWD. Kitwood (1990Kitwood ( , 1997 argues that person-centred interventions like these cannot be evaluated with the kinds of methods used to assess drug treatments and should be viewed instead in terms of the contextualized, subjective meanings which they have for their participants (and see Daykin et al, 2010). In line with this, the current study takes a qualitative approach, using IPA to analyse semi-structured interviews with care staff participating in the Try to Remember project.…”

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Using poetry to improve the quality of life and care for people with dementia: A qualitative analysis of the Try to Remember programme

Gregory

2011

Arts & Health

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Aims: This study explores the impact of a poetry intervention at one care home and one day centre in England. It seeks to bolster the growing body of literature assessing the extent to which the arts and reminiscence can improve the quality of life and care for people with dementia (PWD). Method: Six care staff were interviewed about their experiences of the project. The data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings: Six themes were elicited: exploring and preserving memories, communicating with service users, humanizing dementia sufferers, coauthorship of poems, continuity and the broader care context. These tell of an intervention which was valued by staff as having a positive impact on clients and their families. Conclusions: The research suggests that reminiscence-based poetry activities can improve the quality of life and care for PWD, helping to restore their "personhood" in the eyes of those who care for them.

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“…Following emerging evidence concerning the impact of spatial design on cognition and behavior (Jarrett, 2006), the architectural design of hospitals has become common discourse, and the arts have been used to create aesthetically pleasing and comforting clinical environments. More recently, the arts have been employed in research (Cox et al, 2010;Leavy, 2008) as a way to understand peoples' worlds and illness experiences through photo-elicitation (Angus et al, 2009;Lorenz, 2011) and visual arts projects (Daykin, Byrne, Soteriou, & O'Connor, 2010;White, Bushin, Carpena-Mendez, & Ni Laoire, 2010). In addition, the arts have been employed as a method of reflexivity (Lahman et al, 2010;Lapum, 2008;Leung & Lapum, 2005), and in dissemination formats such as poetry (Carless & Douglas, 2009;Lapum, 2005), theater (Devaney, 2010;Gray, 2003), and dance (Boydell, 2011).…”

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Employing the Arts in Research as an Analytical Tool and Dissemination Method

Lapum

Ruttonsha²,

Church

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The process to knowing entails perpetual curiosity as well as wearied surrender in which one's understandings transform. This philosophy describes the approach that our team took to research, interpret and exhibit patients' narratives of openheart surgery in "The 7,024th Patient" project -an arts-informed, narrative study that resulted in an installation that is 1,739 square feet in area and over 9 feet in height. With the intention to physically and emotionally engage viewers, patients' stories were aesthetically translated into an installation of poetry and photography that was configured as a winding, labryinth-like path. In this article, we recount the journey of creating "The 7,024th Patient" exhibition illustrating the employment of the arts as a tool in research for acquiring understanding. In order to vividly highlight our journey, poetic excerpts and photographic images from the installation are embedded.

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Using arts to enhance mental healthcare environments: Findings from qualitative research

Cited by 23 publications

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Mental health recovery and arts engagement

Mental health recovery and arts engagement

Using poetry to improve the quality of life and care for people with dementia: A qualitative analysis of the Try to Remember programme

Employing the Arts in Research as an Analytical Tool and Dissemination Method

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