Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Centre on Behavioral Health, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Centre on Behavioral Health, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
HERD. 2015 Spring;8(3):30-43. doi: 10.1177/1937586715575903.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect viewing directives can have when encountering art in hospitals. A secondary objective of the study was to understand the responses of viewers to an art exhibit on the theme of medical student empathy toward patient pain and suffering.
Displaying art in hospitals has been credited with increasing well-being of patients, visitors, and staff. Generally, hospital curators have focused on the type of art to display (natural, symbolic, and abstract). This focus has neglected the possibility that in addition to the type of art, the way that viewers engage art may also be responsible for the healing effect.
Participants (n = 97) were randomly allocated into one of the viewing directives: (1) reflecting on one artwork, (2) creating a drawing or poem in response to one artwork, or (3) no direction. Prior to looking at the art and immediately after, participants were administered the Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS) and offered an opportunity to participate in an interview.
Pre-post results of the BMIS demonstrated that viewers who received directions achieved some therapeutic effect. Qualitative themes from the post-exhibit interviews identified that the empathy themed exhibit was well received, although there were differences among responses from patients, visitors, and staff.
The results imply that hospitals may consider offering prompts to help viewers engage with art to enhance mood and exhibiting art that demonstrates empathy for patient suffering.
本研究旨在确定在医院中遇到艺术作品时观看指导的效果。本研究的次要目的是了解观众对以医学生对患者疼痛和苦难的同理心为主题的艺术展览的反应。
在医院展示艺术作品被认为可以提高患者、访客和员工的幸福感。通常，医院馆长关注的是要展示的艺术类型（自然、象征和抽象）。这种关注忽略了这样一种可能性，即除了艺术类型之外，观众与艺术互动的方式也可能是治愈效果的原因。
参与者（n = 97）被随机分配到以下观看指令之一：（1）反思一件艺术品，（2）根据一件艺术品创作一幅画或一首诗，或（3）无指导。在观看艺术作品之前和之后，参与者立即接受简短情绪内省量表（BMIS）的测试，并提供参与访谈的机会。
BMIS 的预-后结果表明，接受指导的观众取得了一些治疗效果。展览后访谈中的定性主题确定，以同理心为主题的展览受到了好评，尽管患者、访客和员工的反应存在差异。
结果表明，医院可能会考虑提供提示，帮助观众与艺术作品互动，以改善情绪，并展示对患者痛苦的同理心的艺术作品。
