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Basic Information
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60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-04-01
2020-12-31
Brief Summary
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Aims: a) evaluate the effectiveness of a 3 session program of "art therapy" in changing emotional indicators, namely depression, anxiety, stress, and psychological well-being, in individuals with mental illness; b) analyze the meanings a person attributes to his creative self-expression.
Method: This is a pre-experimental, prospective study, with a pre test-post test design without control group, with a mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative). The study was performed in the psychiatry unit (Psiquiatria B), in the Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Portugal. The target population was composed by men (older than 18), hospitalized in this ward. The exclusion criteria were: individuals with active psychotic symptomology, in manic phase and/or refusing to participate. The instruments used to collect information were: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale \[DASS-21\]; Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being (SPWB - 18 item version) and a semi-structured interview.
Data collection and the development of this study occurred in the following manner:
* Initial evaluation to verify the sample selection criteria in the first 48 hours after patient hospitalization;
* Obtain informed consent for the application of instruments and participation in the "art therapy" intervention program;
* Application of instruments (DASS-21 and SPWB-18 item version) before intervention;
* Development of the program applied as a group, during three weeks, one session a week, each lasting approximately 90 minutes and assisted by a specialist in plastic expression. Each session was held in an occupational therapy room, including all the material deemed necessary for the execution of some of the techniques introduced by the technician. After each session, a semi-structured interview was conducted with each participant in order to analyze the meanings attributed.
* In the end of the program, the same instruments were reapplied.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
SCREENING
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Study Groups
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3 session program of "art therapy"
Development of the program applied as a group, during three weeks, one session a week, each lasting approximately 90 minutes and assisted by a specialist in plastic expression. Each session was held in an occupational therapy room, including all the material deemed necessary for the execution of some of the techniques introduced by the technician. After each session, a semi-structured interview was conducted with each participant in order to analyze the meanings attributed.
3 session program of "art therapy"
With this program, we expect to offer socio-emotional well-being in the psychiatric context, and creative self-expression through painting. In addition, we hope to provide contributions towards the creation of quality standards of the professional practice of nurses, within the context of implementing psychosocial programs in mental health.
Interventions
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3 session program of "art therapy"
With this program, we expect to offer socio-emotional well-being in the psychiatric context, and creative self-expression through painting. In addition, we hope to provide contributions towards the creation of quality standards of the professional practice of nurses, within the context of implementing psychosocial programs in mental health.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* capable of communicating and understanding communication;
* acceptance and commitment to participate in the study;
* signature of study informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
MALE
No
Sponsors
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Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, EPE
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Clara A. Campos, RN
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, EPE
Locations
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Psiquiatria B - Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
Coimbra, , Portugal
Countries
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References
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Stickley T, Hui A. Arts In-Reach: taking 'bricks off shoulders' in adult mental health inpatient care. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2012 Jun;19(5):402-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01811.x. Epub 2011 Sep 20.
Van Lith, T. Art therapy in mental health: A systematic review of approaches and practices. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 2016; 47: 9-22.
Stickley T, Hui A, Morgan J, Bertram G. Experiences and constructions of art: a narrative-discourse analysis. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2007 Dec;14(8):783-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01173.x.
Davidson, L., Sells, D., Sangster, S., O'Connell, M. Qualitative studies of recovery: What can we learn from the person? In R. Ralph, & P. Corrigan (Eds.), Recovery in Mental Illness - Broadening our understanding of wellness. Washington, 2005, DC: American Psychological Association.
Thyme, K., Sundin, E., Stahlberg, G., Lindstrom, B. Eklof, H., Wiberg, B. The outcome of short term psychodynamic art therapy compared to short term psychodynamic verbal therapy for depressed women. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. 2007; (21): 251-264.
Teglbjaerg HS. Art therapy may reduce psychopathology in schizophrenia by strengthening the patients' sense of self: a qualitative extended case report. Psychopathology. 2011;44(5):314-8. doi: 10.1159/000325025. Epub 2011 Jun 9.
Blomdahl, C., Gunnarsson, B., Guregard, S., Bjorklund, A. A realist review of art therapy for clients with depression. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 2013; 40(3): 322-330.
Montag C, Haase L, Seidel D, Bayerl M, Gallinat J, Herrmann U, Dannecker K. A pilot RCT of psychodynamic group art therapy for patients in acute psychotic episodes: feasibility, impact on symptoms and mentalising capacity. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 13;9(11):e112348. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112348. eCollection 2014.
Noiseux S, St-Cyr Tribble D, Leclerc C, Ricard N, Corin E, Morissette R, Lambert R. Developing a model of recovery in mental health. BMC Health Serv Res. 2009 May 1;9:73. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-73.
Laranjeira C, Campos C, Bessa A, Neves G, Marques MI. Mental Health Recovery Through "Art Therapy": A Pilot Study in Portuguese Acute Inpatient Setting. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2019 May;40(5):399-404. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1563255. Epub 2019 Apr 3.
Other Identifiers
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CHUC-007-17
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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