title: The effects of arts-in-medicine programming on the medical-surgical work environment.
abstract: Background: Arts in medicine programs have significant impacts on patients and staff in long-term care environments, but the literature lacks evidence of effectiveness on hospital units with shorter average lengths of stay.Methods: The qualitative study used individual structured interviews to assess the impacts of arts programming on job satisfaction, stress, unit culture, support, quality of care, and patient outcomes on a short-term medical-surgical unit, and used a qualitative cross comparison grounded theory methodology to analyze data.Results: The study confirmed that arts programming can positively affect unit culture, nursing practice, and quality of care on short-stay medical-surgical units. Significant insights related to nursing practice and the art program were found, including that music can cause negative distraction for staff.Conclusions: While positive impacts of arts programming on the medical-surgical environment are clear, potential negative effects also need to be considered in the development of practice protocols for artists.
authors.affiliation: UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine, Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville , USA.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sonke
authors.affiliation: UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine, Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville , USA.
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pesata
authors.affiliation: UF Health Integrative Medicine Program, University of Florida , Gainesville , USA.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arce
authors.affiliation: UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine, Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville , USA.
authors.forename: Ferol P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Carytsas
authors.affiliation: Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville , USA.
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zemina
authors.affiliation: Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville , USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jokisch
keywords: distraction; music; nursing; patient-centered care; unit culture; visual arts