Date of Publication
Winter 1-23-2019
Abstract
Introduction
The positive impact of art therapy on medical patients has been well established in the literature.
• Association between visual art creation and maintenance / reconstruction of a positive identify throughout cancer treatment
• Decreased need for narcotic medications and patient length of stay following participation in guided imagery sessions
Despite an abundance of research on art therapy, few studies have examined impact of in-hospital art intervention on overall patient satisfaction.
Objectives
• Examine impact of Art from the Heart (AFTH), an in-hospital art intervention program, on patient interpretation of overall care received during hospital stay—the ‘halo effect’.
• Assess temporal, institution-level patient satisfaction survey scores following establishment of AFH intervention program
Advisor(s)
Karen Lounsbury
UVM Larner College of Medicine
Rebecca Schwarz
Burlington City Arts: Art from the Heart
Agency
Burlington City Arts: Art from the Heart
Subjects
Health-Related Quality of Life & Well-Being, Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer, Mental Health and Mental Disorders, Health Communication and Health Information Technology, Educational and Community-Based Programs
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Gross, Brian; Harrison, Olivia; Larkin, Olivia; Love, Collin; Meagher, Sean; Peng, Alice; Udawatta, Stephanie; Lounsbury, Karen; and Schwarz, Rebecca, "The Halo Effect: Does In-Hospital Art Intervention Result in Improved Overall Patient Satisfaction?" (2019). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 284.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/284