The Development and Effectiveness of Museum-Based Experiences for Individuals With Chronic Pain

The Analgesic Museum: The Development and Effectiveness of Museum-Based Experiences to Reduce Social Isolation and Pain Among Individuals With Chronic Pain

Aim 1: To conduct a formative evaluation of museum-based programming to address loneliness and social isolation.

Aim 2: To develop a consensus-derived Model Museum-Based Program (MMBP) to address loneliness among individuals with chronic pain.

Aim 3: To evaluate the feasibility of museum experiences to reduce loneliness and pain among isolated individuals with chronic pain.

Due to safety concerns related to the covid pandemic in-person museum programming could not continue and virtual versions of the interventions were created. We will publish results on both the in-person and virtual versions of the intervention as well as a pooled analysis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• English speaking
• Chronic pain (6 months or longer)
• Moderate pain or greater (4/10 or greater on a Numerical Rating Scale, range of 0 (no pain) - 10 (worst pain imaginable), in response to the question "Over the past week what was your average pain intensity?")
• Moderately lonely or greater (Score of 4 or greater on 3 item Loneliness scale, range of 3 - 9)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participated in an Art Rx tour
• Participated in an Artful Meditation program
• Dementia or Alzheimer's disease