Effectiveness of museum-based participatory arts in mental health recovery.
Int J Ment Health Nurs
; 32(5): 1416-1428, 2023 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
The World Health Organization encourages mental health services to adopt a strategic intersectoral approach by acknowledging the potential of the arts and the value of culture on the process of mental health recovery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of participatory arts in museums on mental health recovery. A quasi-experimental, pre-post and multicentre study was carried out. By using a mixed methods evaluation at baseline and at 3 months, quantitative outcome measures were used to assess the changes in recovery and social support and qualitative interviews to explore the self-perceived impact on five processes of recovery. One hundred mental health service users participated for 3 years in the face-to-face programme RecuperArte, of which the data of 54 were analysed. The results indicate a significant increase in recovery measured with the QPR-15-SP (42 vs. 44; p = 0.034) and almost significant in functional social support measured with the DUKE-UNC (41.50 vs. 43.50; p = 0.052), with almost large (r = 0.29) and medium (r = 0.26) effect sizes, respectively. Participants perceived mostly an impact on the recovery process of Meaning in life 30/54 (55.56%), Hope and optimism about the future 29/54 (53.7%) and Connectedness 21/54 (38.89%), followed by Identity 6/54 (11.11%) and Empowerment 5/54 (9.26%). The findings contribute to the growing evidence of the potential of the arts as a therapeutic tool, the value of museums as therapeutic spaces and the role of nurses in intersectoral coordination, between the mental health and cultural sectors, as facilitators and researchers of these evidence-based practices.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Recuperação da Saúde Mental
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Transtornos Mentais
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Ment Health Nurs
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha