ArticlePerspectives in public health2020
Tracking momentary experience in the evaluation of arts-on-prescription services: using mood changes during art workshops to predict global wellbeing change.
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- Arts on prescription for wellbeing in adults: systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Outcomes and instruments used in social prescribing: a modified umbrella review.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of arts on prescription on individual health and wellbeing: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Social prescribing outcomes: a mapping review of the evidence from 13 countries to identify key common outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Can Social Prescribing Foster Individual and Community Well-Being? A Systematic Review of the Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- 'So, this feels very different and, you know, kindly': a mixed methods study of arts on prescription in secondary care.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Cultural Prescribing: Concepts, Evidence, Implementation, and the Contribution of Socially Engaged Art.Yonago acta medica · 2026Review
- Models, implementation, and reported outcomes of social prescribing interventions: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Sensory-mediated "arts on prescription": emotional arousal mechanisms through Portuguese Azulejo craft workshop.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Critical perspectives on Arts on Prescription.Perspectives in public health · 2024Review
- Social Prescribing: Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Psychosocial Community Referral Interventions in Primary Care.International journal of integrated careArticle
- Integrating Non-Clinical Supports into Care: A Systematic Review of Social Prescribing Referral Pathways for Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Psychosocial Improvement.International journal of integrated careArticle
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Abstract
aimsTo measure the immediate impact of participating in arts-on-prescription workshops on multiple dimensions of mood and to evaluate whether improvement in mood is a mechanism for change, predicting improvements in global wellbeing before and after participation in arts-on-prescription programmes.
methodsThe evaluation drew upon the experience sampling method, asking participants to complete a six-item mood questionnaire at the beginning and end of each workshop in a 12-week-long arts-on-prescription programme. Participants also completed a measure of global wellbeing at the beginning and end of the programme.
resultsMultilevel modelling was used to test hypotheses since the data were hierarchical (with 1491 mood reports nested within 66 participants). There was a significant improvement in global wellbeing across participation in the arts-on-prescription programme. After each art workshop there was a significant increase on all dimensions of mood: hedonic tone (contentment); tense arousal (calmness); and energetic arousal (alertness). There was also a significant improvement in these dimensions of mood, over time, upon arrival at the art workshops each week. Furthermore, reduction in tense arousal after art workshops significantly predicted changes in global wellbeing.
conclusionThe findings suggest that a reduction in tense arousal (feeling less nervous, anxious and stressed) is a crucial component of arts-on-prescription services and make a direct link between experiences during art workshops and changes in global wellbeing for the first time. This strengthens the evidence base for arts-on-prescription and suggests that tracking experience across interventions is a useful evaluation tool, with much potential.
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