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The Halo Effect: Does In-Hospital Art Intervention Result in Improved Overall Patient Satisfaction?
Gross, Brian Harrison, Olivia Larkin, Olivia Love, Collin Meagher, Sean Peng, Alice Udawatta, Stephanie Lounsbury, Karen Schwarz, Rebecca
Gross, Brian
Harrison, Olivia
Larkin, Olivia
Love, Collin
Meagher, Sean
Peng, Alice
Udawatta, Stephanie
Lounsbury, Karen
Schwarz, Rebecca
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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
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2019-01-23