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Arts-Informed Research Dissemination in the Health Sciences

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  • Jennifer L. Lapum
  • Linda Liu
  • Kathryn Church
  • Terrence M. Yau
  • Perin Ruttonsha
  • Alison Matthews David
  • Bruk Retta

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Arts-informed dissemination of health care research is an emerging field of scholarship. Our team chose to use the arts as a means to disseminate findings from a study about patients’ experiences of open-heart surgery and recovery. We transformed patients’ stories, gathered through interviews and journal writings, into poetry and photographic imagery and displayed this within a 1,739 ft 2 art installation titled “The 7,024th Patient.†Our intention was to use the arts as dissemination method that could convey the sentiments and perspectives of patients. To evaluate this novel method of dissemination in the health sciences, we conducted a study to analyze its effect on viewers. We used a narrative methodology with a multimodal theoretical lens. Thirty-four individuals participated in either an individual interview or a focus group. In addition, more than 200 anonymous, written comments were generated at research stations placed throughout the installation. In this article, we present the findings. Participants found this art installation of poetry and imagery to be a valid, meaningful, and authentic representation of patients’ experiences. They also described being immersed into patients’ journeys and evoking self-reflection. Based on this research, arts-informed dissemination is a powerful medium to report findings. Our work provides empirical evidence that expands the different ways to distribute research in the health and social sciences.

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  • Jennifer L. Lapum & Linda Liu & Kathryn Church & Terrence M. Yau & Perin Ruttonsha & Alison Matthews David & Bruk Retta, 2014. "Arts-Informed Research Dissemination in the Health Sciences," SAGE Open, , vol. 4(1), pages 21582440145, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:4:y:2014:i:1:p:2158244014524211
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244014524211
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    1. Lapum, Jennifer & Angus, Jan E. & Peter, Elizabeth & Watt-Watson, Judy, 2010. "Patients' narrative accounts of open-heart surgery and recovery: Authorial voice of technology," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 70(5), pages 754-762, March.
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