The impact of remote arts on prescription: Changes in mood, attention and loneliness during art workshops as mechanisms for wellbeing change

摘要: Purpose: To assess the impact of art workshops delivered remotely, during the coronavirus pandemic, on the wellbeing of participants. To measure the impact of participating in art workshops on immediate experience (mood, attention and loneliness). To extend understanding of the mechanisms for wellbeing change. Methodology: An observational, pre-post design, where 60 participants completed: (1) measures of global wellbeing and loneliness at the beginning and end of art on prescription programmes; and (2) 690 ‘in-the-moment’ questionnaires assessing mood, loneliness and attentional absorption (‘flow’) at the start and end of each art workshop. Findings: Participants were most commonly referred to help with stress and anxiety and low mental wellbeing. There was a significant increase in global wellbeing and a reduction in loneliness after participation in the programme. After each art workshop there was …