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Crone, Diane 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8798-2929, Sumner, Rachel C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-7146, Baker, Colin M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8971-2829, Loughren, Elizabeth A, Hughes, Samantha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7715-9808 and James, David V ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0805-7453
(2018)
‘Artlift’ arts-on-referral intervention in UK primary care: updated findings from an ongoing observational study.
European Journal of Public Health, 28 (3).
pp. 404-409.
doi:10.1093/eurpub/cky021
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Abstract
Background Arts for health interventions are an accepted option for medical management of mental wellbeing in health care. Updated findings are presented from a prospective longitudinal follow-up (observational) design study of an arts on referral programme in UK general practice, over a 7-year period (2009–2016). Methods Primary care process and mental wellbeing outcomes were investigated, including progress through the intervention, changes in mental wellbeing, and factors associated with those outcomes. A total of n = 1297 patients were referred to an eight or 10-week intervention over a period from 2009 to 2016. Patient sociodemographic information was recorded at baseline, and patient progress (e.g. attendance) assessed throughout the intervention. Results Of all referrals, 51.7% completed their course of prescribed art (the intervention). Of those that attended, 74.7% engaged with the intervention as rated by the artists leading the courses. A significant increase in wellbeing was observed from pre- to post-intervention (t = −19.29, df = 523, P < 0.001, two-tailed) for those that completed and/or engaged. A sub sample (N = 103) of these referrals self-reported multi-morbidities. These multiple health care service users were majority completers (79.6%), and were rated as having engaged (81.0%). This group also had a significant increase in well-being, although this was smaller than for the group as a whole (t = −7.38, df = 68, P < 0.001). Conclusion Findings confirm that art interventions can be effective in the promotion of well-being for those that complete, including those referred with multi-morbidity, with significant changes in wellbeing evident across the intervention periods.
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| Article Type: | Article |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Patient referral; Follow-up; Personal satisfaction; Primary health care; Arts; Morbidity; Self-report; REF2021 |
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| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NC Drawing Design Illustration N Fine Arts > ND Painting R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education, Health and Sciences |
| Research Priority Areas: | Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing |
| Depositing User: | Anne Pengelly |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2018 16:51 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2025 10:45 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/5414 |
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