Contribution of visual art-making to the subjective well-being of women living with cancer: A qualitative study

Reynolds, Frances; Lim, Kee Hean

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2006.09.005

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“…Such benefits have important implications for stroke recovery, given that many stroke survivors develop post-stroke depression (28). Whilst the theoretical basis of art in health remains underdeveloped, there is consensus that effects on mental health are in part attributable to social engagement with artists and other participants (6,18,20,22) a finding supported by our data. Given the high prevalence of depression after stroke, measurement of mood and change in mood through art engagement will be a key outcome for evaluation of effects of the intervention.…”

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“…Self-esteem is important after stroke given that survivors with low self-esteem experience lower functional status and higher levels of depression than those with positive views of self (12,31). Whilst other studies show that art influences selfesteem, (6,22) our study is the first to illustrate that explicitly displaying artwork allows survivors to demonstrate to others that in the face of challenge, they have achieved something of value, which thereby influences self-esteem.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Enjoyment positively influenced mood and enabled survivors to regenerate social identities. The importance of art groups for establishment of social skills and relationships that provide distraction from the effects of illness has been illustrated in other qualitative studies examining art interventions in neurological conditions (6,18, and 21) and older people (22). Such benefits have important implications for stroke recovery, given that many stroke survivors develop post-stroke depression (28).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Social context, art making processes and creative output: a qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation during stroke rehabilitation occur

Morris

Toma

Kelly

et al. 2015

Disability and Rehabilitation

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1Social context, art making processes and creative output: A qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation occur during stroke rehabilitation ABSTRACT PurposeTo explore stroke survivors' and artists' beliefs about participatory visual arts programme participation during in-patient rehabilitation to identify benefits and potential mechanisms of action. MethodQualitative design using semi-structured in-depth interviews with stroke survivors (n=11) and artists (n=3).Analysis: Data was audio-recorded and transcribed. Framework approach was used to identify themes and develop conceptual schemes. ResultsThe non-medical, social context of art facilitated social interaction, provided enjoyment and distraction from stroke and re-established social identity thereby improving mood. The processes of art-making generated confidence and self-efficacy, setting and achievement of creative, communication and physical recovery goals that provided control over survivors' situation and hope for recovery. Creative output involved completion of artwork and display for viewing. This enhanced self-esteem and improved mood, providing survivors with new identities through positive appraisal of the work by others. Self-efficacy, hope and control appeared to mediate benefits. ConclusionThis study provides a model of intervention components, mechanisms of action and outcome mediators to explain how art participation may work. Findings suggest that art may influence important psychosocial outcomes that other rehabilitation approaches do not typically address. The study paves the way for a future effectiveness trial. BACKGROUND

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Social context, art making processes and creative output: a qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation during stroke rehabilitation occur

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Kelly

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“…Two participants showed individual pieces that they perceived as having some symbolic significance, in expressing aspects of self that were being challenged by marital breakdown (a tension between being trapped and being free; a sense of strength and yet helplessness). This confirms other observations that people who practise art-making at an amateur level do sometimes attribute symbolic meanings to specific pieces (Reynolds & Lim, 2007). However, the narratives only touched upon these deeper meanings, perhaps reflecting participants' difficulties in accessing such material, or unwillingness to disclose it.…”

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Narratives of therapeutic art-making in the context of marital breakdown: older women reflect on a significant mid-life experience

Reynolds

Lim

Prior

2008

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

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and aspects of the narratives that conveyed present-day identities and artistic endeavors. The narratives revealed the complexity of the journey through marital breakdown and depression into health, and showed that therapeutic art-making could best be understood, not as a stand-alone experience, but as given meaning within the context of wider personal and social resources. Participants looked back on therapeutic art-making that occurred two decades earlier and still described this as a significant turning point in their personal development. Art as an adjunct to counselling/therapy was not only symbolically self-expressive but provided opportunity for decision-making, agency and a reformulated self-image.Key words: art, mid-life, divorce, narrative 3 Narratives of therapeutic art-making in the context of marital breakdown: older women reflect on a significant mid-life experience.

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“…This paper hopefully can contribute to the understanding of that process. Such collaboration could also usefully draw on Reynolds' work (see for example Reynolds and Lim, 2007) which uses IPA to explore participants' accounts of the effectiveness of doing artwork in the context of living with serious illness.…”

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Painting pain: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of representations of living with chronic pain.

Kirkham¹,

Smith²,

Havsteen-Franklin³

2015

Health Psychology

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Objective: This study examines patients' pictorial representations of their chronic pain, alongside their accounts of those images, in order to help our understanding of their lived experience of the condition. Method:The sample comprises seven women in middle adulthood from southern England. They began by drawing what their pain felt like and were then interviewed about their portrayals. The interviews were analyzed with interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results:The participants produce strong, vivid, abstract pictures. In many of the pictures, the pain is objectified as punitive and sinister. This is enhanced through the use of stark colours of red and black. Paintings also often have a temporal element, showing either the movement from self before pain to self since the pain had started, or pointing to aspirations for the possible relief of pain in the future. The analysis of the images is grounded in the participants' accounts of them. Conclusion:The images and accounts provide a powerful insight into the internal world of the pain sufferer and the subjective experience of chronic pain. We link this work to other attempts to represent patients' pain and point to the particular contribution our work makes. We make some suggestions for subsequent research following on from what is presented here and we also argue that the methodology outlined in the paper offers considerable potential for research on other health conditions. We know of no previously published IPA work on pain which elicits artwork from participants but it was done as part of an IPA study on addiction (Shinebourne & Smith, 2011). The aim of this study is to examine how patients represent their pain pictorially, how they describe those pictures and how they then use them as a springboard for further reflection on their pain experience. MethodThe first author is a health/counselling psychologist, with five years' post qualification experience delivering pain management programmes. The second author is an academic psychologist with extensive experience of qualitative research, including work on living with chronic pain. The third author is an art therapist in the National Health Service. ParticipantsIPA works with small purposive homogeneous samples. This allows for the microanalysis of psychological convergence and divergence in what is a relatively homogeneous group, in terms of obvious demographic and other variables. Our sample comprised seven White-British women in middle adulthood (aged 36-52) recently referred to a community PICTORIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF CHRONIC PAIN 6 pain management service in southern England. Almost all participants presented with complex cases and had multiple sources of pain. On average they had had pain for 12 years, and all had had it for at least 6 years. Most had a history of unsuccessful medical investigations. Only one, Fran, had prior exposure to any 'pain self-management' approaches before attending this pain management clinic. See Table 1 for participant details. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^...

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Contribution of visual art-making to the subjective well-being of women living with cancer: A qualitative study

Cited by 88 publications

References 20 publications

Social context, art making processes and creative output: a qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation during stroke rehabilitation occur

Social context, art making processes and creative output: a qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation during stroke rehabilitation occur

Narratives of therapeutic art-making in the context of marital breakdown: older women reflect on a significant mid-life experience

Painting pain: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of representations of living with chronic pain.

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