A Hospital's Contemporary Art Collection: Effects on Patient Mood, Stress, Comfort, and Expectations.
Meghana Karnik, Bellamy Printz, Jennifer Finkel
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24782236/Actively Recruiting
Led by Albany Medical College · Updated on 2025-02-19
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
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Total Duration
This research aims to evaluate whether allowing patients admitted to the antepartum unit to select visual art for their hospital room can improve their overall satisfaction with the hospital experience compared to routine care without selected art. The study focuses on pregnant patients receiving care in the hospital environment and seeks to understand the impact on patient experience and satisfaction. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups one group will have patient-selected visual art placed in their antepartum hospital room, while the other group will receive routine care without any visual art selection. This is an interventional study without masking, conducted over approximately two years. Throughout the study, participants will complete questionnaires including the HCAHPS Survey to measure overall hospital rating and specific patient experience aspects. Researchers will collect qualitative data on patient experience during their antepartum admission. The study will monitor these outcomes until completion, with participant involvement primarily consisting of questionnaire completion and hospital stay in the assigned room setting.
CONDITIONS
Impact of Patient Selected Visual Art in the Hospital Room During Antepartum Admission on Hospital Satisfaction Scores and Patient Experience
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Scott Dexter, MD
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Kathryne Kostamo, MD
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| Factors | Visual Art Intervention | Routine Care |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Patient-selected visual art is displayed in the antepartum hospital room during admission while pregnant. | Routine care involves antepartum hospital admission with no visual art specifically selected or placed in the patient's room. |
| Role in trial | Investigational intervention assigned by randomization to test effects on patient satisfaction and hospital experience. | Control group serves as comparator to assess whether patient-selected art changes satisfaction or experience. |
| Primary use | Used to evaluate whether personalized art in the room improves patient satisfaction and overall hospital rating during antepartum admission. | Used as the reference for usual care, measuring satisfaction and experience without added visual art. |
| How it is given or performed | Art is selected by each patient and placed in their hospital room for the duration of antepartum admission. | No art selection occurs; routine hospital care continues as normal. |
| Evidence status | Ongoing trial, results not yet established. Prior studies support art interventions improving mood and reducing stress in hospital settings, including pregnancy-related admissions. | Routine care outcomes depend on standard hospital practices. Literature suggests that visual art is not an established routine for improving satisfaction in antepartum settings. |
| Important limitations | The impact of patient-selected art on satisfaction is still unproven in antepartum admissions; trial outcomes remain unknown. Broader art interventions may not suit all patients or settings, and prior studies highlight variability in personal response. | Routine care lacks intentional environmental interventions for patient satisfaction or psychological wellbeing. No evidence supports that absence of art improves satisfaction. |
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Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
Duration - Duration of antepartum hospital admission
Participants receive either patient-selected visual art placed in their antepartum hospital room along with routine care or routine care alone during their hospital admission.
1 hospital stay (in-person)
Duration - Up to 2 years after hospital admission
Participants' hospital satisfaction and patient experience are assessed through surveys after discharge for up to 2 years.
Periodic surveys completed remotely
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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