Towards a caring practice : reflections on the processes and components of arts-health practice
Background: Many arts and health studies have focused on evaluating the impact of participatory arts activities, but few have considered the processes and components shaping the wellbeing outcomes of the participants. This paper uses a relational approach to health to explore the elements at play in...
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| author | Tan, Michael Koon Boon |
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| description | Background: Many arts and health studies have focused on evaluating the impact of participatory arts activities, but few have considered the processes and components shaping the wellbeing outcomes of the participants. This paper uses a relational approach to health to explore the elements at play in participatory arts.Methods: The study uses an action-research case study of a 12-week visual art programme in a nursing home with 10 participants. Data collected were analysed and interpreted using grounded theory to obtain general themes and to facilitate focused analysis.Results: The study identifies the participants, wellbeing outcomes, the environment and the quality of activities as key concerns of arts-health practice. It also reflects on the link between caring and arts-health practice to highlight several caring attributes that promote a caring arts-health practice.Conclusions: The study findings provide a practice framework that can guide decision making and action to foster a caring arts-health practice. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1453692023-03-11T19:46:56Z Towards a caring practice : reflections on the processes and components of arts-health practice Tan, Michael Koon Boon School of Art, Design and Media Visual arts and music::General::Social aspects Arts in Health Care Background: Many arts and health studies have focused on evaluating the impact of participatory arts activities, but few have considered the processes and components shaping the wellbeing outcomes of the participants. This paper uses a relational approach to health to explore the elements at play in participatory arts.Methods: The study uses an action-research case study of a 12-week visual art programme in a nursing home with 10 participants. Data collected were analysed and interpreted using grounded theory to obtain general themes and to facilitate focused analysis.Results: The study identifies the participants, wellbeing outcomes, the environment and the quality of activities as key concerns of arts-health practice. It also reflects on the link between caring and arts-health practice to highlight several caring attributes that promote a caring arts-health practice.Conclusions: The study findings provide a practice framework that can guide decision making and action to foster a caring arts-health practice. National Arts Council Accepted version Author would like to thank the National Arts Council, Singapore for funding this project, and all the residents and staff who participated in the study. A special thank you to Cheryl Teo, ChongYew for assisting in the art programme. 2020-12-18T07:59:42Z 2020-12-18T07:59:42Z 2018 Journal Article Tan, M. K. B. (2020). Towards a caring practice : reflections on the processes and components of arts-health practice. Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 12(1), 80-97. doi:10.1080/17533015.2018.1494452 1753-3015 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145369 10.1080/17533015.2018.1494452 31038438 1 12 80-97 97 en Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice on February 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17533015.2018.1494452 application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Visual arts and music::General::Social aspects Arts in Health Care Tan, Michael Koon Boon Towards a caring practice : reflections on the processes and components of arts-health practice |
| title | Towards a caring practice : reflections on the processes and components of arts-health practice |
| title_full | Towards a caring practice : reflections on the processes and components of arts-health practice |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Towards a caring practice : reflections on the processes and components of arts-health practice |
| title_short | Towards a caring practice : reflections on the processes and components of arts-health practice |
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| topic | Visual arts and music::General::Social aspects Arts in Health Care |
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