Exploring the experiences of high-risk groups during the first UK Covid-19 lockdown through creative methods.
| Autor: | Wilson, Ceri, Lane, Pauline, Chandler, Rebecca, Teatheredge, Julie |
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INFECTION control ART MENTAL health ATTITUDES toward illness OPTIMISM RESEARCH funding AT-risk people INTERVIEWING POSITIVE psychology CATASTROPHIC illness LONELINESS PHOTOGRAPHY PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation DESCRIPTIVE statistics STAY-at-home orders CREATIVE ability THEMATIC analysis EXPERIENCE POETRY (Literary form) INTERPERSONAL relations COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 WRITTEN communication VIDEO recording HOPE WELL-being DISEASE risk factors |
| Zdroj: | Arts & Health: International Journal for Research, Policy & Practice; Oct2024, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p227-248, 22p |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Groups at high risk of severe illness/death from COVID-19 (older people and those identified as clinically extremely vulnerable: CEV) experienced increased restrictions, poor mental health and loneliness during the first UK lockdown. Methods: Seventeen older adults, eight CEV adults, one parent of a CEV child, and two family carers of CEV adults, shared their experiences of the first UK lockdown through various media: written reflections, interviews, poetry, videos, photographs, and visual artwork. Results: Through a positive psychology lens, five themes were identified: experiencing loss; community and connection; finding joy, hope and optimism; adapting to change; and sense- and meaning-making. Conclusion: High-risk groups fostered wellbeing and flourishing and formed a sense of coherence in a time of great loss. Engagement with artistic, creative, and cultural activities facilitated this. The arts not only provided a creative means of collecting data but was also identified as a central thread in the findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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