Healthier together. How arts on prescription can promote psychosocial wellbeing: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health problems are an increasing challenge for primary healthcare. It puts strain on the healthcare professionals with limited time and resources. In several countries, healthcare professionals can refer patients with mental health issues to structured arts programmes, namely Arts on Prescription (AoP). This study explores the qualitative findings from a 3-year study on Arts on Prescription.

Methods

Primary healthcare patients were recruited to participated in a 10-week group-based arts programme, twice a week for 2 h (22 sessions over 10 weeks, comprising a mixture of arts and cultural activities facilitated by arts professionals) referred from 18 different primary healthcare centres. Twenty-eight participants volunteered to be interviewed using a semi-st

SUBMITTER: Jensen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11978017 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature