Open AccessCo-creative art processes with patients: A theoretical framework and qualitative study among artists
Author(s) -
Yvonne Weeseman,
Michael SchererRath,
Nirav Christophe,
Henny Dörr,
Zarah M Bood,
Mirjam A. G. Sprangers,
Esther Helmich,
H.W.M. van Laarhoven
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0266401
Subject(s) - contingency , narrative , perspective (graphical) , event (particle physics) , qualitative research , psychology , narrative inquiry , aesthetics , sociology , visual arts , epistemology , art , social science , literature , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
A cancer diagnosis may be experienced as a contingent life event. Co-creation—in which artists together with patients create a work of art reflecting on aspects of the patients’ life story—may be used to support patients to integrate such a contingent life event into their life story. We conducted a qualitative study in which we interviewed 10 professional artists to explore if co-creative art processes could facilitate integration of experiences of contingency in patients. Template analyses were performed in AtlasTi. We identified co-creation as a specific form of support to the process of integration of experiences of contingency. In the formation of a new life narrative, patients transcend the boundaries of their previous life narrative by changing their perspective. Self-transcendence forms a pivotal point in co-creation, which may be helpful for patients to integrate experiences of contingency into their life narratives.