A constructive-critical response to <i>Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing</i> (July 2017) by the All–Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing

Phillips, Kate

doi:10.1080/17454832.2018.1491612

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“…There are, however, signs of a recent resurgence of critical questions about arts and health. The APPG report has been criticised by Phillips (2019) for its lack of ideological clarity and weak treatment of the published evidence base. Clift (2020) has critically reviewed the WHO (2019) report.…”

Section: Developments In Arts and Health Since 2006mentioning

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The need for robust critique of research on social and health impacts of the arts

Clift

Phillips

Pritchard³

2021

Cultural Trends

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This paper outlines the growth of interest in the UK in the social and health impacts of the arts from the late 1990s onwards. It highlights the early critiques of claims made about such impacts by Belfiore and Mirza (Mirza, 2006a). Attention is given to two recent commissioned reviews of arts and health research, by the World Health Organization (WHO) Europe, and the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which conclude that the can arts have an important role in promoting health and reducing social and health inequalities. These reports have substantial limitations, however, and the critical concerns raised by Belfiore and Mirza remain to be addressed. The paper concludes that broad scoping reviews are ill-advised as a guide for practice and policy development, and future progress should be guided by rigorous, systematic and transparent methods that ensure that review results are trustworthy. The arts and cultural engagement may have a part to play in promoting wellbeing, but whether or not they can have a substantial role in promoting population health and reducing social and health inequalities is yet to be demonstrated.

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Section: Developments In Arts and Health Since 2006mentioning

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The need for robust critique of research on social and health impacts of the arts

Clift

Phillips

Pritchard³

2021

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“…First, the before-after comparison design lacked a control group. As addressed by Phillips [ 32 ], a more rigorous formative assessment of the creative health works, along with a comprehensive review of existing evidence, is needed. A second issue is the small sample size, as suggested by a change in student ratings about the ACT workshop not reaching statistical significance.…”

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Empowering Children as Agents of Change to Foster Resilience in Community: Implementing “Creative Health” in Primary Schools after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Goto

Williams

Okabe

et al. 2022

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The “Creative Heath” project, a participatory school activity to foster community resilience, was implemented in Fukushima, Japan, and children’s experiences of the project were assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The project consists of three workshops: BODY, FOOD, and ACT, with activities to facilitate students’ scientific and creative thinking, working in teams, presenting, and expressing their opinions. The first two schools participated with 105 students aged 9–11 years old. Before and after each workshop, students were given questionnaires to rate their satisfaction with their own health (BODY), local foods (FOOD), and the community at large (ACT) on a five-level scale, with space to add free comments. Ratings for BODY and FOOD changed significantly, and the proportion of students who increased their rating of an evaluation indicator after each workshop was 25% for BODY, 28% for FOOD, and 25% for ACT. Text analysis of free comments showed that students in the “increased” group appreciated presenting, measuring, learning connections between nutrition and health, and working collaboratively with peers. Children perceived their health and the foods in their community more positively after participating. Moreover, the Creative Health project could be a way to enhance children’s creativity and autonomy as agents of change in the community.

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“…It is important, for example, that when considering fidelity of the intervention in a cluster RCT that participants should receive the same core, active components across all sites. There is additional debate as to whether it is appropriate to instrumentalise the arts and subject them to scientific standards, due to the perception that art and science are disparate fields with conflicting priorities [ 58 ]. However, the potential for arts-based interventions to address unmet needs and improve the quality of life for people with limited access outside of the healthcare context, should arguably be a higher priority [ 57 ].…”

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Development of a complex arts-based intervention for patients with end-stage kidney disease whilst receiving haemodialysis

Carswell

Reid

Walsh

et al. 2021

Pilot Feasibility Stud

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Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease who receive haemodialysis experience a protracted treatment regimen that can result in an increased risk of depression and anxiety. Arts-based interventions could address this unique issue; however, no arts-based interventions have been developed for delivery within a haemodialysis unit and evaluation within a randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Aim To develop a complex arts-based intervention for patients with end-stage kidney disease whilst receiving haemodialysis. Methods The development process utilised the Arts in Health framework (Fancourt, 2017). The framework was addressed through the establishment of an interdisciplinary advisory group, collaboration and consultation with stakeholders, a scoping and realist review, shadowing of artists-in-residence, personal arts practice and logic modelling. Results The intervention involved six 1-h long, one-to-one facilitated sessions focused on creative writing and visual art. Patients could choose between art form and self-select a subject matter. The sessions had a primary focus on skill development and were delivered using principles derived from the psychological theory of flow. Conclusion The Arts in Health framework provided an appropriate and pragmatic approach to intervention development. Complex arts-based interventions can be developed for the purpose of evaluation within a trial framework. This intervention was designed to strike a balance between standardised components, and a person-centred approach necessary to address existential boredom.

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A constructive-critical response to Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing (July 2017) by the All–Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

The need for robust critique of research on social and health impacts of the arts

The need for robust critique of research on social and health impacts of the arts

Empowering Children as Agents of Change to Foster Resilience in Community: Implementing “Creative Health” in Primary Schools after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Development of a complex arts-based intervention for patients with end-stage kidney disease whilst receiving haemodialysis

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