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Heritage, health and well-being: assessing the impact of a heritage focused intervention on health and well-being

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Do museums and other heritage organisations have something to offer the healthcare sector? Do they have a role in improving health and well-being? Increasingly both heritage and healthcare organisations think they do. A broader definition of health including well-being and an emphasis on preventative medicine and multi-agency approaches to care within the UK’s National Health Service has facilitated the work of museums and galleries in this area. However, there are still few specific heritage programmes in healthcare organisations and very little evaluation of these. Here we present key findings from a qualitative evaluation of a heritage focused intervention carried out in a range of healthcare settings. The aim of the research project was to assess the impact on well-being of taking museum objects into hospitals and healthcare contexts.

Source: International Journal of Heritage Studies

DOI: 10.1080/13527258.2011.651740

Authors: Erica Ander, Linda Thomson, Guy Noble, Anne Lanceley, Usha Menon, Helen Chatterjee

Institutions: University College London, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Language: English

Topic: Art Therapy and Mental Health

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute for Health and Care Research, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Arts and Humanities Research Council