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Prof Helen Chatterjee, Professor of Biology, UCL Biosciences

@h_chatterjee

Museums on Prescription:

The bio-psychosocial impact of museum participation for isolated and lonely older adults

Museums on Prescription

• 3 year AHRC funded research project (2014-2017)
• Aim: to investigate the value of museum encounters in social prescribing
• The research connected socially isolated, vulnerable and lonely older

people, referred through local NHS and Local Authority Adult Social Care services, to partner museums in Central London and Kent.

https://culturehealthresearch.wordpress.com/museums-on-prescription/

Phase 1: Review of social prescribing schemes

• Examined databases, journal articles,

reports, grey literature and websites

• Reviewed over 100 UK schemes from the

last 25 years and examples from abroad

• Explored variety of schemes:

Social Enterprise Schemes Volunteering Arts on Prescription Books on Prescription Information Prescriptions

• r ‘Signposting’

Exercise Referral Healthy Living Initiatives Supported Referral Education on Prescription Green Gyms Time Banks Chatterjee, H.J., et al. (2017) Non-clinical community interventions: a systematised review of social prescribing

• schemes. Arts & Health. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2017.1334002

Chatterjee, H. J., Polley, M. & Clayton, G. (2017) Social Prescribing: Community-based referrals in public health: Perspectives in Public Health. 138(1):18-19 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913917736661

Participants (N=115)

7 x 10-week courses in partner museums:

British Museum male 13 female 10 Beaney Museum male 4 female 12 Maidstone Museum male 6 female 12 Central St Martins male 3 female 8 Tunbridge Wells male 9 female 11 Postal Museum male 1 female 4 UCL Museums male 7 female 15 Total 115

Phase 2: Evaluation of Museums on Prescription

Beginning, middle and end of 10 weeks: UCL Museum Wellbeing Measure Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale 3- and 6-month follow ups: Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale Three-item Loneliness Scale (Short UCLA)

Quantitative evaluation

Positive Wellbeing Umbrella Negative Wellbeing Umbrella Thomson, L. and Chatterjee, H.J. (2014) Journal of Applied Gerontology. 29: 155-179. Thomson, L. and Chatterjee, H. J.(2014) Journal of Applied Arts & Health. 5(1): 29–50.

Quantitative analysis

UCL Wellbeing Measure Pre-post sessions 1, 5 & 10 Psychological wellbeing

Error bars +/- 1 SD

Thomson, Lockyer, Camic & Chatterjee (2018) Effects of a museum-based social prescription intervention on quantitative measures of psychological wellbeing in older adults. Perspectives in Public Health, 138(1), 28-38 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757913917737563

WEMWBS

Measures at start of Weeks 1, 5 & 10 Mental wellbeing over programme Mean scores for individual museums

R-UCLA

Measures at start of Weeks 1, 5 & 10 Social inclusion over programme Mean scores for individual museums

Qualitative evaluation Museum Passports (for participants) Facilitator Diaries Researcher Diaries End of programme interviews Follow up interviews at 3, 6 and 12 months Photos/videos

The student showed me a particular technique which I loved.

Qualitative analysis using Grounded Theory

We needed time to socialise but it was too interesting, didn’t want to take time out to socialise, not just making it a ‘cup of tea’ session. I felt I learned some new things and ‘re-learned’ the things I had forgotten. I am happiest when learning - I felt engaged with the topic. It was stimulating, it got my brain working. I like to feel the texture of the materials and the objects. It has been a real privilege to have access to experts and expert knowledge. It got me out of the house and gave me a boost in the winter months. Knowledge is useful, it’s something you didn’t know before you went. It got me doing different things – things I had never thought about doing before. I was pleased to see a bit of history.

Todd, C., Camic, P. M., Lockyer, B., Thomson, L. J. & Chatteree, H. J. (2017). Museum programs for socially isolated older adults: Understanding what works. Health & Place. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.08.005

§ Sense of belonging § Improved quality of life § Renewed interest in learning § Acquisition of new skills § Something to look forward to § Increased social activity § Increased creative activity § Continued visits to museums § Healthier lifestyle changes

https://culturehealthresearch.wordpress.com/museums-on-prescription/

Qualitative thematic analysis

Thanks to our funders + all of our partners:

Email h.chatterjee@ucl.ac.uk Web https://culturehealthresearch.wordpress.com/museums-on-prescription/

Museums on Prescription project team:

• Prof. Helen J Chatterjee (PI) & Dr Linda J Thomson, University College London;
• Prof. Paul M Camic (Co-I) & Dr Bridget Lockyer, Canterbury Christ Church

University, Kent.