Art Making as a Health Intervention: Concept Analysis and Implications for Nursing Interventions.

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7809992 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1550-5014 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01619268 NLM ISO Abbreviation: ANS Adv Nurs Sci Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2003- : Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Original Publication: Germantown, Md., Aspen Systems Corp.

Concept Formation* ; Nursing Research*; Humans

Art making has been adopted across multiple disciplines as a health intervention. However, our understanding of art making as a health intervention and how it differs from art therapy is still limited. Therefore, we conducted a concept analysis to better understand art making as a health intervention guided by Walker and Avant's approach. We examined 85 studies in which we found 4 defining attributes, 4 antecedents, and physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological consequences. We suggest several nursing research and practical implications for nurse researchers and clinicians to aid in designing and implementing art making health interventions.
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Date Created: 20220112 Date Completed: 20220505 Latest Revision: 20230827

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