Promoting Health and Wellbeing Through Non-Clinical Arts Programming: Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives From the Veterans Health Administration.

IF 2.5 4区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH American Journal of Health Promotion Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-13 DOI:10.1177/08901171241261887
Ekaterina Anderson, Makayla Dones, Adena Cohen-Bearak, Anna Barker, Justeen Hyde, Barbara Bokhour
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Purpose: While the value of art therapy is well-established and arts are increasingly leveraged to promote health and wellbeing more broadly, little is known about the impacts of non-clinical arts programs. In this preliminary investigation, we sought to fill this gap by exploring diverse stakeholders' perspectives on the impacts of non-clinical arts programming on Veterans receiving care at the Veterans Health Administration (VA).

Design: Semi-structured qualitative interviews with Veterans, VA staff, and community partners.

Setting: Interviewees were recruited from 7 VA medical centers that have recently implemented non-clinical arts programming to promote Veterans' health and wellbeing, some of them in partnership with community organizations.

Participants: 33 individuals were interviewed, including 9 Veterans, 14 VA staff, and 10 community partners involved in non-clinical arts program implementation.

Method: Interview transcripts were analyzed using iterative rounds of qualitative content analysis.

Results: The following impacts on Veterans were described: (1) mental health improvements, (2) renewed sense of purpose; (3) increased social connectedness, (4) improved self-esteem, and (5) self-driven engagement in art activities.

Conclusion: Non-clinical arts programming was perceived by diverse stakeholders to offer important benefits for Veterans' health and well-being. Offering non-clinical arts programming inside and outside healthcare facilities' walls is a promising direction for the field of public health undergoing a shift towards holistic approaches to improving individual and population health outcomes.

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通过非临床艺术项目促进健康和福祉:来自退伍军人健康管理局的多方观点。
目的:虽然艺术治疗的价值已得到公认,艺术也越来越多地被用来促进更广泛的健康和福祉,但人们对非临床艺术项目的影响却知之甚少。在这项初步调查中,我们试图通过探讨不同利益相关者对在退伍军人健康管理局(VA)接受治疗的退伍军人非临床艺术项目影响的看法来填补这一空白:设计:对退伍军人、退伍军人医疗管理局工作人员和社区合作伙伴进行半结构化定性访谈:受访者来自 7 个退伍军人医疗中心,这些中心最近实施了非临床艺术计划,以促进退伍军人的健康和福祉,其中一些中心与社区组织合作:33 人接受了访谈,其中包括 9 名退伍军人、14 名退伍军人事务部工作人员和 10 名参与非临床艺术项目实施的社区合作伙伴:方法:采用多轮定性内容分析对访谈记录进行分析:对退伍军人的影响如下:(1)心理健康得到改善;(2)目标感得到更新;(3)社会联系得到加强;(4)自尊心得到提高;(5)自我驱动参与艺术活动:结论:不同的利益相关者都认为非临床艺术计划能为退伍军人的健康和福祉带来重要益处。在医疗机构围墙内外提供非临床艺术课程是公共卫生领域的一个很有前途的方向,因为公共卫生领域正在向综合方法转变,以改善个人和群体的健康状况。
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American Journal of Health Promotion
American Journal of Health Promotion PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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期刊介绍: The editorial goal of the American Journal of Health Promotion is to provide a forum for exchange among the many disciplines involved in health promotion and an interface between researchers and practitioners.
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