University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Nonpharmacological, arts-focused interventions in health care have demonstrated considerable improvements in cancer patient well-being, although there is a little clinically robust, empirical evidence to demonstrate the value of heritage-focused practices.
This study examined the effectiveness of a novel, nonpharmacological, heritage-focused intervention with adult female inpatients receiving cancer treatment in oncology wards of a large, central London hospital.
In the tactile experimental condition, participants handled and discussed a selection of museum objects with a facilitator, whereas in the visual control condition, participants discussed photographs of the same objects. Sessions were conducted on a one-to-one basis at patients' bedsides and lasted about half an hour. Quantitative measures of psychological well-being with proven reliability and validity were used in a pretest/post-test control group, quasi-experimental design.
Levels of positive emotion, well-being, and happiness were significantly enhanced in the experimental condition compared with the control condition for both oncology and nononcology patients.
Findings indicate a future role for heritage-focused practices in enhancing health care environments.
非药物、以艺术为重点的干预措施已在改善癌症患者的健康状况方面取得了显著成效，尽管几乎没有强有力的临床实证证据来证明以传统为重点的实践的价值。
本研究旨在检验一种新颖的、非药物的、以传统为重点的干预措施对在伦敦一家大型中央医院肿瘤病房接受癌症治疗的成年女性住院患者的有效性。
在触觉实验组中，参与者与一名协调员一起处理和讨论一系列博物馆物品，而在视觉对照组中，参与者则讨论相同物品的照片。小组讨论在患者床边一对一进行，持续约半小时。在预测试后控制组、准实验设计中使用了经过验证的可靠性和有效性的心理幸福感定量测量。
与对照组相比，实验组中无论是肿瘤患者还是非肿瘤患者，积极情绪、幸福感和幸福感水平都显著提高。
研究结果表明，以传统为重点的实践在改善医疗保健环境方面具有未来的作用。
