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Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients

Ander, EE; Thomson, LJM; Blair, K; Noble, G; Menon, U; Lanceley, A; Chatterjee, HJ; (2013) Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients. British Journal of Occupational Therapy , 76 (5) 208 - 216. 10.4276/030802213X13679275042645. Green open access

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Abstract

Background: This study sought to determine the effects of a heritage-in-health intervention on well-being. Benefits of arts-in-health interventions are relatively well-documented yet little robust research has been conducted using heritage-in-health interventions, such as those involving museum objects. Method: Hospital patients (n = 57) participated in semi-structured, 30–40 minute facilitated interview sessions, discussing and handling museum objects comprising selections of six artefacts and specimens loaned from archaeology, art, geology and natural history collections. Well-being measures (Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale, Visual Analogue Scales) evaluated the sessions while inductive and deductive thematic analysis investigated psycho-educational features accounting for changes. Results: Comparison of pre- and post-session quantitative measures showed significant increases in well-being and happiness. Qualitative investigation revealed thinking and meaning-making opportunities for participants engaged with objects. Conclusion: Heritage-in-health sessions enhanced positive mood and social interaction, endorsing the need for provision of well-being-related museum and gallery activities for socially excluded or vulnerable healthcare audiences.

Type: Article
Title: Using museum objects to improve wellbeing in mental health service users and neurological rehabilitation clients
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.4276/030802213X13679275042645
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.4276/030802213X13679275042645
Language: English
Additional information: © 2013 The College of Occupational Therapists. Reproduced here by kind permission of the British Journal of Occupational Therapy and The College of Occupational Therapists.
Keywords: Museum object, wellbeing, qualitative analysis
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Arts and Sciences (BASc)
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1396177
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