Preferences for group arts therapies: a cross-sectional survey of mental health patients and the general population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The arts therapies include music therapy, dance movement therapy, art therapy and dramatherapy. Preferences for art forms may play an important role in engagement with treatment. This survey was an initial exploration of who is interested in group arts therapies, what they would choose and why.

Design

An online cross-sectional survey of demographics, interest in and preferences for the arts therapies was designed in collaboration with patients. The survey took 10 min to complete, including informed consent and 14 main questions. Summary statistics, multinomial logistic regression and thematic analysis were used to analyse the data.

Setting

Thirteen National Health Service mental health trusts in the UK asked mental health patients and members of the general

SUBMITTER: Millard E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8354273 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature