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The essential dialogue: a Norwegian study of art communication in mental health care
Mette Holme Ingeberg1, Britt-Maj Wikstrøm, Arild Berg
1Department of Health, Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
Abstract:
This study focuses on how semi-structured art dialogues can be used to communicate with older patients with impaired mental health. The study was conducted on a geropsychiatric ward at a university hospital in Norway. To communicate with the patients via works of art, health professionals used semi-structured art dialogues; data were collected by qualitative methods. The findings are based on verbatim quotations regarding the health professionals' experiences of their communication with the patients. Two main categories were identified: the physical domain and the caring domain. Dialogues about figurative as well as nonfigurative art forms were found to stimulate and evoke memories; for some patients, these dialogues were an essential step in creating well-being as well as more-being.
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