Liu Zhen, Yang Zulan, Xiao Chang, Zhang Ke, Osmani Mohamed
School of Design, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 26;19(1):232. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010232.
Considering the physical, and psychological impacts and challenges brought about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), art therapy (AT) provides opportunities to promote human health and well-being. There are few systematic analysis studies in the fields of AT, which can provide content and direction for the potential value and impact of AT. Therefore, this paper aims to critically analyze the published work in the field of AT from the perspective of promoting health and well-being, and provides insights into current research status, hotspots, limitations, and future development trends of AT. This paper adopts a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative analysis including bibliometric analysis and keyword co-occurrence analysis. The results indicate that: (1) the current studies on AT are mostly related to research and therapeutic methods, types of AT, research populations and diseases, and evaluation of therapeutic effect of AT. The research method of AT mainly adopts qualitative research, among which creative arts therapy and group AT are common types of AT, and its main research populations are children, veterans, and adolescents. AT-aided diseases are trauma, depression, psychosis, dementia, and cancer. In addition, the therapeutic methods are mainly related to psychotherapy, drama, music, and dance/movement. Further, computer systems are an important evaluation tool in the research of AT; (2) the future development trend of AT-aided health and well-being based on research hotspots, could be focused on children, schizophrenia, well-being, mental health, palliative care, veterans, and the elderly within the context of addressing COVID-19 challenges; and (3) future AT-aided health and well-being could pay more attention to innovate and integrate the therapeutic methods of behavior, movement, and technology, such as virtual reality and remote supervision.
考虑到2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）带来的身体和心理影响及挑战，艺术疗法（AT）为促进人类健康和福祉提供了机会。在艺术疗法领域，很少有系统的分析研究能够为艺术疗法的潜在价值和影响提供内容及方向。因此，本文旨在从促进健康和福祉的角度对艺术疗法领域已发表的作品进行批判性分析，并深入了解艺术疗法的当前研究现状、热点、局限性及未来发展趋势。本文采用定量和定性分析相结合的方法，包括文献计量分析和关键词共现分析。结果表明：（1）目前关于艺术疗法的研究大多涉及研究与治疗方法、艺术疗法类型、研究人群与疾病以及艺术疗法治疗效果评估。艺术疗法的研究方法主要采用定性研究，其中创意艺术疗法和团体艺术疗法是常见的艺术疗法类型，其主要研究人群为儿童、退伍军人和青少年。艺术疗法辅助治疗的疾病有创伤、抑郁症、精神病、痴呆症和癌症。此外，治疗方法主要涉及心理治疗、戏剧、音乐和舞蹈/动作。此外，计算机系统是艺术疗法研究中的重要评估工具；（2）基于研究热点，艺术疗法辅助健康和福祉的未来发展趋势可能聚焦于在应对COVID-19挑战的背景下的儿童、精神分裂症、福祉、心理健康、姑息治疗、退伍军人和老年人；（3）未来艺术疗法辅助健康和福祉可能会更加注重创新和整合行为、动作和技术的治疗方法，如虚拟现实和远程监督。
