A feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of an Arts for Health group intervention (HeART of stroke) to support self-confidence and psychological wellbeing following a stroke

Conditions

Topic: Stroke

Caroline Ellis‐Hill, Sarah Thomas, Fergus Gracey, Catherine Lamont‐Robinson, Robin Cant et al. (15 authors)

BMJ Open2019-03-0129 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021098

‘HeART of Stroke (HoS)’, a community-based Arts for Health group intervention to support self-confidence and psychological well-being following a stroke: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study

Caroline Ellis‐Hill, Fergus Gracey, Sarah Thomas, Catherine Lamont‐Robinson, Peter Thomas et al. (12 authors)

BMJ Open2015-08-0111 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008888

Interventions

Arts for Health group, 10 sessions over 16 weeks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient of a) Royal Bournemouth Hospital OR b) Cambridgeshire Community Services 2. Diagnosis of stroke 3. 18 years of age or above 4. Physical, communication, or cognitive symptoms from stroke at five days post stroke 5. Be able to provide informed consent 6. Up to 1 year post stroke

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cognitive levels such that an individual would be unable to comprehend the consenting process and the intervention 2. Severe receptive aphasia which means that the person will not be able to comprehend the consenting process and the intervention 3. Already receiving a psychiatric or clinical psychology intervention We do not feel that people with long term competing health needs will benefit from this particular short term programme 4. Not being able to go to the toilet independently (this would not exclude people who use catheters /pads). This is because the artist will not be trained to assist them in the bathroom 5. Living in a residential/nursing home. An important group for a future study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Wellbeing - Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed