Arts Therapies

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• Participants' choices among art, music, and dance-movement therapy modalities were strongly shaped by what they felt physically capable of doing. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Arts therapy groups were described by participants as enjoyable and fun, and the engagement involved could distract from pain because attention was absorbed by the activity. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Art therapy was often perceived as more manageable than other modalities because it could be done seated. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• In music therapy, physical symptoms influenced instrument choice, with participants favouring lighter, one-handed, or lap-resting instruments. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• In dance-movement therapy, the option to sit and rest before rejoining movement helped participants manage pain, and seeing others sit made the adaptation feel more acceptable. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Twice-weekly attendance was demanding for many participants with MLTCs, and most favoured one longer session per week as an alternative. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial
• Some participants chose dance-movement therapy because they hoped it would support both physical and mental health, not only as a psychological intervention. — Fighting for care: how can we better support people with multiple long-term conditions who are accessing community mental health groups? A qualitative interview study within a UK arts therapies trial