Quantitative evidence for wellbeing benefits from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients

Thomson, Linda; Ander, Erica; Menon, Usha; Lanceley, Anne; Chatterjee, Helen J.

doi:10.1080/17454832.2012.687750

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“…Lanceley et al (2011) cited Melanie Klein's psychoanalytic approach as underpinning their observation that museum objects potentially hold symbolic meaning for participants for whom physical items may act as "a repository or container for projections of different and difficult states of mind" (p810). Thomson et al (2012a) postulated that communication in the 5 sessions is enhanced by verbal and non-verbal dynamics between facilitator, participant and object, analogous to the triangular relationship in art therapy theory linking client, therapist and artwork.…”

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“…Thomson et al (2012a) posited that in physically holding objects, a "triple coding" (p. 66) effect occurs. Triple coding draws on dual coding ideas about memory (Paivio, 1986) and the contiguity effect described by Clark and Paivio (1991) where the combination of verbal and visual material enhances memory processes.…”

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Museum object handling groups in older adult mental health inpatient care

Solway

Thompson

Camic

et al. 2015

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

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Purpose: Emerging evidence indicates that museum object handling sessions offer short-term benefits to healthcare participants. This study aimed to further understand psychological and social aspects of object handling in mental health inpatients .Design: Older adults (N = 42) from a psychiatric inpatient ward with diagnoses of depression or anxiety took part in a series of object handling group sessions with 5-12 participants per group. Session audio recordings were subjected to thematic analysis.Findings: Five main themes were identified: "responding to object focused questions", "learning about objects and from each other", "enjoyment, enrichment through touch and privilege", "memories, personal associations and identity" and "imagination and storytelling". The first four were congruent with literature associated with positive wellbeing and engagement outcomes but the fifth was a new finding for group contexts.Research implications: Limitations include the relatively small sample and variable week-toweek group attendance. Audio recordings did not provide information on non-verbal communication and how objects were handled. Future studies should control for attendance and examine effects of multiple sessions over time, ideally with video recording. Originality: This study offers preliminary support for museum object handling as a group intervention in mental health care with potential to develop therapeutic aspects of the sessions. Findings indicate that object handling is a novel yet effective intervention with potential for conferring additional advantages by conducting sessions in group settings.

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Section: Theoretical Perspective For Museum Object Handlingmentioning

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Museum object handling groups in older adult mental health inpatient care

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Thompson

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et al. 2015

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

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“…7 in a study of 300 hospital patients and care home residents, a mixed-methods framework was used to assess the impact of 30-40 min museum object handling sessions on participants, using pre-post session measures of psychological and subjective wellbeing alongside qualitative analysis of session recordings. [8][9][10][11] Quantitative measures showed significant increases in participant wellness and happiness scores. [8][9][10] Qualitative analysis revealed that patients 'used the heritage objects combined with tailored and easy social interaction, sensory stimulus and learning opportunities to tap into concerns about identity, emotions, energy levels and motivation' (pp.…”

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“…[8][9][10][11] Quantitative measures showed significant increases in participant wellness and happiness scores. [8][9][10] Qualitative analysis revealed that patients 'used the heritage objects combined with tailored and easy social interaction, sensory stimulus and learning opportunities to tap into concerns about identity, emotions, energy levels and motivation' (pp. [8][9][10][11][12].…”

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“…[8][9][10] Qualitative analysis revealed that patients 'used the heritage objects combined with tailored and easy social interaction, sensory stimulus and learning opportunities to tap into concerns about identity, emotions, energy levels and motivation' (pp. [8][9][10][11][12]. 11 in a mixedmethods study using a pre-post design within an art gallery, outcomes showed that viewing and making art by people with dementia had an impact on episodic memory and verbal fluency.…”

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Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults

Thomson

Lockyer

Camic

et al. 2017

Perspect Public Health

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Social prescribing interventions have ranged from physical exercise (e.g. exercise referral, green gyms) to personal study (e.g. books on prescription, education on prescription) and creative activities (e.g. arts on prescription including dance, film, music and painting). Schemes that have sought to address the social determinants of health include information prescriptions (e.g. debt advice, housing, welfare); healthy living initiatives (e.g. smoking cessation, healthy eating, health checks); social enterprise

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A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the physical and mental health benefits of touch interventions

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Hartmann,

Fredriksen

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Nat Hum Behav

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Receiving touch is of critical importance, as many studies have shown that touch promotes mental and physical well-being. We conducted a pre-registered (PROSPERO: CRD42022304281) systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis encompassing 137 studies in the meta-analysis and 75 additional studies in the systematic review (n = 12,966 individuals, search via Google Scholar, PubMed and Web of Science until 1 October 2022) to identify critical factors moderating touch intervention efficacy. Included studies always featured a touch versus no touch control intervention with diverse health outcomes as dependent variables. Risk of bias was assessed via small study, randomization, sequencing, performance and attrition bias. Touch interventions were especially effective in regulating cortisol levels (Hedges’ g = 0.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.24 to 1.31) and increasing weight (0.65, 95% CI 0.37 to 0.94) in newborns as well as in reducing pain (0.69, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.89), feelings of depression (0.59, 95% CI 0.40 to 0.78) and state (0.64, 95% CI 0.44 to 0.84) or trait anxiety (0.59, 95% CI 0.40 to 0.77) for adults. Comparing touch interventions involving objects or robots resulted in similar physical (0.56, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.88 versus 0.51, 95% CI 0.38 to 0.64) but lower mental health benefits (0.34, 95% CI 0.19 to 0.49 versus 0.58, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.73). Adult clinical cohorts profited more strongly in mental health domains compared with healthy individuals (0.63, 95% CI 0.46 to 0.80 versus 0.37, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.55). We found no difference in health benefits in adults when comparing touch applied by a familiar person or a health care professional (0.51, 95% CI 0.29 to 0.73 versus 0.50, 95% CI 0.38 to 0.61), but parental touch was more beneficial in newborns (0.69, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.88 versus 0.39, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.61). Small but significant small study bias and the impossibility to blind experimental conditions need to be considered. Leveraging factors that influence touch intervention efficacy will help maximize the benefits of future interventions and focus research in this field.

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Quantitative evidence for wellbeing benefits from a heritage-in-health intervention with hospital patients

Cited by 35 publications

References 29 publications

Museum object handling groups in older adult mental health inpatient care

Museum object handling groups in older adult mental health inpatient care

Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults

A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the physical and mental health benefits of touch interventions

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