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In recent years, museums have participated in the patient care journey by using art to enhance their quality of life and well-being. Since 2015, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) and Dr. Beauchet have developed an Action-Research program exploring the effects of participatory art activities for community elders conducted at the MMFA, known as the Arts & Longevity Lab (ALL). The mandate of ALL is to improve the well-being, quality of life and health (i.e. mental and physical state) of individuals and patients through the practice of visual arts activities (i.e. arts that produce objects perceived by the eyes).
Since 2019, the MMFA has developed in collaboration with Médecins Francophones du Canada museum visits prescribed by a primary care physician as a new intervention. Today, it is necessary to improve the knowledge on the effects of this museum visit prescription
The overall objective of this study is to examine the effects of a visit to the MMFA prescribed by a primary care physician on the mental health (well-being and quality of life) of patients living in Montreal.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention | Experimental | Physicians participating in the research project will be able to prescribe a visit to the Museum to any of their patients for whom they deem this museum prescription necessary. Only patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be offered to participate in the research. If patients refuse or do not meet the inclusion criteria, they may be prescribed a museum visit but will not be offered the study. After obtaining informed consent, the patient will be asked to complete 2 sets of self-administered questionnaires: in the 2 days prior to the visit and in the 2 days following the MBAM visit. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Museum visit | Other | The intervention is a visit of the MMFA. This visit can be done alone or accompanied. The visit of the MMFA is free for the patient. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Quality of life | Quality of life will be assessed using the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D). EuroQol-5D is composed of two parts:
This questionnaire will be completed online on the CRIUGM web platform using an electronic device. | 3 months |
| Well-being | Well-being will be assessed using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS). The WEMWBS is a validated questionnaire composed by a 14-item positively worded scale and five response categories. It covers most aspects of positive mental health (positive thoughts and feelings). This questionnaire will be completed online on the CRIUGM web platform using an electronic device. | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Physical Health Status | Physical health status will be assessed using the CRIUGM Self-AdMinistered questionnaire (CESAM). The CESAM has been previously developed and validated. It is composed of 20 items exploring several domains:
The CESAM provides two complementary scores:
This questionnaire will be completed online on the CRIUGM web platform using an electronic device. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| CRIUGM | Montreal | Quebec | H3W 1W5 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 40438362 | Derived | Beauchet O, Moret A, Deveault M, Thiboutot C, Parent N, Boyer H, Galery K. Physician-prescribed museum visit benefits on mental health: results of an experimental study. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 May 14;12:1590145. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1590145. eCollection 2025. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012934 | Social Isolation |
| C535388 | Arts syndrome |
| D000092862 | Psychological Well-Being |
| ID | Term |
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| D012919 | Social Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
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This study is experimental, prospective, open-label, non-randomized, pre-post intervention with a single group of participants who will be their own control.
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| 3 months |
| Social Isolation | Social isolation will be assessed using the 11-item Duke Social Support Index (DSSI). This index includes two subscales:
The DSSI score ranges from 11 to 33, with higher scores indicating higher levels of social inclusion. Scores for the 11 items are combined and categorized as low (score ≤26), high (score 27-29), and very high (score 30-33). We will use the mean score of the 11-item DSSI and its breakdown into three categories as the primary outcome. This questionnaire will be completed online on the CRIUGM web platform using an electronic device. | 3 months |
| Prescribing context | Researchers will also study the prescribing context. A document will be filled by primary care physicians to give additional informations on the prescribing context such as the date of the prescription and the reason of the prescription. | 3 months |
| Satisfaction from the visit to the museum | A short questionnaire will be given to participants to the intervention at the end of the visit to the museum. This questionnaire will give additionnal information on the satisfaction from the visit and whether the visit was made alone or accompanied. | 3 months |