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Daly A, Perry J, Creazzo J. Impact of group coloring therapy on stress reduction among nurses. Nursing 2024; 54:50-53. [PMID: 38386453 DOI: 10.1097/01.nurse.0001006252.89450.de] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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- Angela Daly
- At Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, Somerville, N.J., Angela Daly is the Director of the Orthopedic Pavillion, Jamie Perry is the Assistant Vice President of Nursing, and Jeannine Creazzo is the Director of the Medical Library, Continuing Education, and Research
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Avallone Mantelli R, Forster J, Edelblute A, Sinn H, Torres K, Adams T, Morgan C, Henry M, Reed K, Moss M. Creative Arts Therapy for Healthcare Professionals Is Associated With Long-Term Improvements in Psychological Distress. J Occup Environ Med 2023; 65:1032-1035. [PMID: 37705403 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Burnout in healthcare professionals (HCPs) is a pressing issue in healthcare. We report the long-term impact of our previous creative arts therapy (CAT) intervention for reducing psychological distress in HCPs. METHODS Healthcare professionals were randomized to CAT intervention or control group. The CAT group completed surveys evaluating symptoms of psychological distress at 4 months, 8 months, and 1 year postintervention, whereas the control group completed surveys at the 1-year mark. RESULTS The CAT group demonstrated sustained improvement in distress scores for anxiety, depression, and affect at 4 and 8 months postintervention. At the 12-month mark, the CAT group exhibited improvements in anxiety, depression, and affect compared with the control group. CONCLUSION Creative arts therapy has lasting benefits for HCPs. Long-term follow-ups are crucial for assessing sustainability, and further investigation should focus on disseminating and implementing CAT programs for HCPs.
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- Rafaela Avallone Mantelli
- From the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (R.A.M., K.T., M.M.); Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado (A.E., H.S., K.R.); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (J.F.); and Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Denver, Colorado (C.M., M.H.)
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Lyon TR, Galbraith A. Mindful Self-Compassion as an Antidote to Burnout for Mental Health Practitioners. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2715. [PMID: 37893789 PMCID: PMC10606131 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11202715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The objective of this correlational study was to explore the relationship between levels of self-compassion and burnout for currently practicing mental health practitioners (MHPs) in the United States. All professionals are vulnerable to burnout based on various types of organizational stressors, but burnout is of particular concern for health care service providers who may need to adopt a stance of detachment, or emotional distance, as relief from intense workloads, with clients. The data were collected through an online survey. Regression analysis found that scores from Neff's Self-Compassion Scale were a significant negative predictor of levels of MHP burnout, as assessed by Schaufeli et al.'s Burnout Assessment Tool, p < 0.001. The implication of this finding is that cultivating self-compassion appears to be a pragmatic self-care strategy for MHPs to mitigate the negative effects of burnout. More educational and occupational training in self-compassion practices as self-care should be provided to help protect the physical and emotional well-being of MHPs. The deleterious systemic effects of burnout make MHP self-care an ethical issue, along with the need to identify protective factors, prevention, and treatment of burnout.
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- Marriage and Family Therapist, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA;
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Havsteen-Franklin D, de Knoop J, Agtarap T, Hackett S, Haeyen S. Evaluation of an Arts Therapies Approach to Team Development for Non-Acute Healthcare Teams in Low Control and High-Pressure Environments. ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2023.102003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Fedotchev AI. Correction of Stress-Induced States Using Sensory Stimulation Automatically Modulated by Endogenous Human Rhythms. NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 52:947-952. [PMID: 36373061 PMCID: PMC9638486 DOI: 10.1007/s11055-022-01322-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This article considers the dynamics of the development of a potential approach to correcting stress-induced states in humans, i.e., adaptive neurostimulation. The approach consists of presenting sensory stimulation automatically modulated by intrinsic rhythmic human processes such as the respiratory rhythm, the heartbeat rhythm, and electroencephalograph (EEG) rhythms. Many examples have shown that real-time self-adjustment of the stimulation parameters by these rhythms leads to a high level personalization of therapeutic stimulation and increases in its efficacy in suppressing stress-induced states. The publications reviewed here point to the advantages of this approach for developing innovatory technologies using complex feedback from endogenous human rhythms to correct a wide spectrum of functional disorders.
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- A I Fedotchev
- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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Moss M, Edelblute A, Sinn H, Torres K, Forster J, Adams T, Morgan C, Henry M, Reed K. The Effect of Creative Arts Therapy on Psychological Distress in Health Care Professionals. Am J Med 2022; 135:1255-1262.e5. [PMID: 35576997 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Work-related psychological distress is common among health care professionals. We determined whether 4 creative arts therapy (CAT) programs were acceptable, feasible, and improved psychological distress and job turnover intention in health care professionals with burnout symptoms. METHODS Health care professionals were enrolled during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic from September 2020 until July 2021. Participants attended in-person weekly 90-minute group session for 12 consecutive weeks. Intervention and control subjects completed surveys before the beginning and after the end of their cohort. The study outcomes were session attendance (feasibility), program satisfaction (acceptability), and change in symptoms of anxiety, depression, burnout, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and job turnover intention. RESULTS We randomized 165 participants into 4 CAT interventions and 1 common control group across 3 sequential cohorts. Thirty-five randomized participants dropped out before the start of the cohort, and 16 were replaced from a waiting list. Therefore, the cohort consisted of 146 participants. On average, participants were 35 years old, white (85%), and female (92%). Overall, 52% were nurses, 10% were doctors, and 16% were behavioral health specialists. Participants attended a median of 9.5 [8-11] sessions. Program satisfaction was high with a median Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) score of 31 [17-32] out of a possible score of 32. Participants randomized to the intervention had improvements in anxiety (P < .0001) and depression scores (P = .0007), total posttraumatic stress disorder score (P =.0002), burnout scores (P = .001, .003, .008), and turnover intention (P = .001). CONCLUSIONS A CAT program is feasible, acceptable, and may reduce psychological distress and turnover intention for health care professionals.
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- Marc Moss
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
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- Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
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- Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
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- Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
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Paoletti P, Di Giuseppe T, Lillo C, Ben-Soussan TD, Bozkurt A, Tabibnia G, Kelmendi K, Warthe GW, Leshem R, Bigo V, Ireri A, Mwangi C, Bhattacharya N, Perasso GF. What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic? Resilience for the future and neuropsychopedagogical insights. Front Psychol 2022; 13:993991. [PMID: 36172227 PMCID: PMC9511169 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.993991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Patrizio Paoletti
- Istituto di Ricerca in Neuroscienze, Educazione e Didattica, Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti, Assisi, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerca in Neuroscienze, Educazione e Didattica, Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti, Assisi, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerca in Neuroscienze, Educazione e Didattica, Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti, Assisi, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerca in Neuroscienze, Educazione e Didattica, Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti, Assisi, Italy
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- Distance Education Department, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Prishtina, Hasan Prishtina, Pristine, Kosovo
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- Faculty of Health, Community and Education, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Istituto di Ricerca in Neuroscienze, Educazione e Didattica, Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti, Assisi, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giulia Federica Perasso
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Bhattacharya N, Choudhury S, Roychowdhury M, Sinha M, Mistri P, Bhattacharya R, Maity S, Ghosh M, Dey P, Banik A. 'Art at Safe Homes': A pioneer study among COVID-19 patients and their treatment team. Work 2022; 72:807-817. [PMID: 35634837 DOI: 10.3233/wor-211220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Nandan Bhattacharya
- UGC - Human Resource Development Centre, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Kolkata, India
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- Department of Home Science, Christopher Road Govt. Sponsored H.S. School For Girls, Kolkata, India
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- Camellia Institute of Engineering and Technology, Burdwan, India
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Memes and Poetry: A Descriptive Analysis on Creative Arts Therapy to Reduce Health Care Worker Burnout. J Nurs Care Qual 2022; 37:245-248. [PMID: 35142729 DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Health care workers (HCWs) face high levels of burnout, which can lead to workforce turnover and poor patient outcomes. Health care leaders should identify strategies to improve staff resilience. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe HCWs' perspective on using creative arts therapy to reduce burnout and improve resiliency. METHODS During Infection Prevention week, staff were encouraged to submit and vote on educational memes and haikus. Staff were asked their perspectives on how this activity could be used to reduce burnout and improve resiliency using a 4-point Likert scale. RESULTS Twenty-two staff members submitted 26 memes and 27 haikus. Staff felt this activity could be an effective strategy to help reduce burnout and improve resiliency. CONCLUSIONS Further research is warranted to better understand the correlation between this form of art therapy and burnout and resiliency; however, health care leaders may consider using this as a tool for staff well-being.
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Srolovitz M, Borgwardt J, Burkart M, Clements-Cortes A, Czamanski-Cohen J, Ortiz Guzman M, Hicks MG, Kaimal G, Lederman L, Potash JS, Yazdian Rubin S, Stafford D, Wibben A, Wood M, Youngwerth J, Jones CA, Kwok IB. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Music Therapy and Art Therapy. J Palliat Med 2021; 25:135-144. [PMID: 34665661 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Palliative care is provided by an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other disciplines based on need. Music therapists and art therapists are becoming increasingly available to palliative care teams and are advancing the diverse and unique clinical services available to effectively meet the holistic needs of patients with serious illnesses and their families. This article provides a concrete exploration of clinical music therapy and art therapy within palliative care and hospice paradigms, with discussion of therapists' training and expertise, therapeutic approaches within the setting of interprofessional team-based care, and discussion of evidence-based symptom management and outcomes supporting the inclusion of music and art therapies within medical education and clinical employment.
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- Melissa Srolovitz
- Penn Medicine Hospice, Penn Medicine at Home, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Penn Medicine Hospice, Penn Medicine at Home, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA
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- VNA Hospice of the Treasure Coast, Vero Beach, Florida, USA
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- The School of Creative Arts Therapies, Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.,Emili Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Penn Medicine Hospice, Penn Medicine at Home, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Art Therapy Program, The George Washington University, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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- Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Palliative Care Consult Service, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Palliative Care Service, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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Malhotra B, Kaimal G. Art therapy in pediatric burn care: A conceptual framework for clinical practice. Burns 2021; 48:1753-1761. [PMID: 34952737 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Burn injuries are an unexpected traumatic event and can be physically and emotionally devastating for a child and their families. This article presents a conceptual framework for art therapy practice with pediatric burns, founded on the three stages of burn treatment- critical, acute, and rehabilitation. The framework is based on narrative synthesis of research on the psychosocial needs of children with burn injuries, art therapy literature on pediatric burn patients, as well as in medical settings. Based on the stages of burn recovery, and the role of other relevant stakeholders, the framework provides recommendations for clinical practice of art therapy with children sustaining burn injuries, their caregivers and siblings, and healthcare providers. Robust studies including art therapy as interventions are recommended to determine their effectiveness in addressing the specific psychosocial needs in different stages of pediatric burn care.
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- Bani Malhotra
- Creative Arts Therapies Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Creative Arts Therapies Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Radanliev P, De Roure D. Alternative mental health therapies in prolonged lockdowns: narratives from Covid-19. HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY 2021; 11:1101-1107. [PMID: 34395155 PMCID: PMC8349233 DOI: 10.1007/s12553-021-00581-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Identify and review alternative (home-based) therapies for prolonged lockdowns. Interdisciplinary study using multi-method approach – case study, action research, grounded theory. Only secondary data has been used in this study. Epistemological framework based on a set of digital humanities tools. The set of tools are based on publicly available, open access technological solutions, enabling generalisability of the findings. Alternative therapies can be integrated in healthcare systems as home-based solutions operating on low-cost technologies.
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- Petar Radanliev
- Department of Engineering Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QG England, UK
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- Department of Engineering Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QG England, UK
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Mirza KM, Lilley CM, Upton MP. Is It Time for a Broader Call to Learn the Language of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine? Lab Med 2021; 52:415-419. [PMID: 34125194 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmab017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Kamran M Mirza
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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LoGiudice JA, Bartos S. Experiences of Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study. AACN Adv Crit Care 2021; 32:14-26. [PMID: 33450763 DOI: 10.4037/aacnacc2021816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 was a global event for which nurses had limited time to prepare before receiving an influx of high-acuity patients and navigating new plans of care. OBJECTIVES To understand nurses' lived experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak and to examine their resiliency. METHODS A convergent mixed methods design was applied in this study. For the quantitative portion, resiliency was measured by using the Brief Resilience Coping Scale. Colaizzi's phenomenological method was used for qualitative analysis. RESULTS A total of 43 nurses participated in the study. The mean score on the Brief Resilience Coping Scale was 14.4. From 21 robust narratives, Colaizzi's qualitative method yielded 5 themes to describe the experience of being a nurse during the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS Understanding the lived experience provides a unique lens through which to view nursing during a global pandemic, and it serves as a starting point to ensure future safeguards are in place to protect nurses' well-being.
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- Jenna A LoGiudice
- Jenna A. LoGiudice is Associate Professor and Director of the Midwifery Program, Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824 ; and per diem Certified Nurse Midwife, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Susan Bartos is Assistant Professor, Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut; and per diem Registered Nurse, Surgical ICU, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut, which was converted to a COVID ICU during the pandemic
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Scrine E. The Limits of Resilience and the Need for Resistance: Articulating the Role of Music Therapy With Young People Within a Shifting Trauma Paradigm. Front Psychol 2021; 12:600245. [PMID: 33584471 PMCID: PMC7873431 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.600245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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A broad sociocultural perspective defines trauma as the result of an event, a series of events, or a set of circumstances that is experienced as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening, with lasting impacts on an individual’s physical, social, emotional, or spiritual wellbeing. Contexts and practices that aim to be “trauma-informed” strive to attend to the complex impacts of trauma, integrating knowledge into policies and practices, and providing a sanctuary from harm. However, there is a body of critical and decolonial scholarship that challenges the ways in which “trauma-informed” practice prioritizes individualized interventions, reinscribes colonial power relations through its conceptualizations of safety, and obscures the role of systemic injustices. Within music therapy trauma scholarship, research has thus far pointed to the affordances of music in ameliorating symptoms of trauma, bypassing unavailable cognitive processes, and working from a strengths-based orientation. In critiquing the tendency of the dominant trauma paradigm to assign vulnerability and reinforce the individual’s responsibility to develop resilience through adversity, this conceptual analysis outlines potential alternatives within music therapy. Drawing on a case example from a research project with young people in school, I elucidate the ways in which music therapy can respond to power relations as they occur within and beyond “trauma-informed” spaces. I highlight two overarching potentials for music therapy within a shifting trauma paradigm: (1) as a site in which to reframe perceived risk by fostering young people’s resistance and building their political agency and (2) in challenging the assumption of “safe spaces” and instead moving toward practices of “structuring safety.”
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- Elly Scrine
- Creative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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