title: [An art therapy project day to promote health for clients from burnout self-help groups--an exploratory study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present exploratory study dealt with the question whether a specialized concept of art therapy interventions could increase the current and habitual well-being for participants of burnout self-help groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quantitative: pre-post: Current well-being: list of discomforts (Beschwerdenliste: B-L); current mood scale (Aktuelle Stimmungsskala: ASTS); Habitual well-being: quality of life (SF-36); qualitative: post: semi-structured interviews with open key questions; evaluation: structured content analysis of Mayring.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Quantitative: significant increase of current and habitual well-being; qualitative: generation of 3 general and 8 specific art therapy work factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Specialized resource-activating concepts of art therapy interventions can effectively complement existing programs for burnout prevention and health promotion.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Künstlerische Therapien, Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft, Alfter.
authors.forename: Renate
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oepen
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Künstlerische Therapien, Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft, Alfter.
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gruber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001155:Art Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012657:Self-Help Groups