Addressing psychosocial stressors through a community-academic partnership between a museum and a federally qualified health center: A qualitative study Journal Article


Authors: Liou, K. T.; Boas, R.; Murphy, S.; Leung, P.; Boas, S.; Card, A.; Asgary, R.
Article Title: Addressing psychosocial stressors through a community-academic partnership between a museum and a federally qualified health center: A qualitative study
Abstract: Psychosocial stressors are prevalent and linked to worse health outcomes, but are less frequently addressed than physically apparent medical conditions at primary care visits. Through a community-academic partnership between an art museum and a federally qualified health center, we developed an innovative museum-based intervention and evaluated its feasibility and acceptability among diverse, underserved patients and its perceived effects on psychosocial stressors. Guided by experiential learning and constructivist approaches, the intervention consisted of a single, three-hour session that incorporated group discussions and interactive components, including art-viewing, sketching, and object-handling. We used post-intervention focus groups to elicit feedback qualitatively. From July 2017 to January 2018, 25 patients participated. Focus groups revealed that the intervention exhibited therapeutic qualities, fostered self-reflection, catalyzed social connectivity, and functioned as a gateway to community resources. These findings can guide future research and development of community-based interventions to target the growing burden of psychosocial stressors among the underserved.
Keywords: stress; therapy; loneliness; community-based; recommendations; psychosocial; intervention; risk-factors; mental-health; people; partnership; underserved; art; experiences; social prescribing; museum; co-participatory research; community-academic; social-isolation; mixed-methods
Journal Title: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume: 32
Issue: 2
ISSN: 1049-2089
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press  
Date Published: 2021-05-01
Start Page: 767
End Page: 782
Language: English
ACCESSION: WOS:000744657400022
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0104
PROVIDER: wos
PUBMED: 34120976
Notes: Article -- Source: Wos
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