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Article: A creative pathway to a meaningful life: An existential expressive arts group therapy for people living with HIV in Hong Kong
Title | A creative pathway to a meaningful life: An existential expressive arts group therapy for people living with HIV in Hong Kong |
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Keywords | HIV Existential Expressive arts group therapy Quality of life Hong Kong |
Issue Date | 2019 |
Publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/artspsycho |
Citation | The Arts in Psychotherapy, 2019, v. 63, p. 9-17 How to Cite? |
Abstract | People living with HIV (PLHIV) are likely to encounter existential conflicts, while stigma is a major stressor leading to poorer psychological well-being and social isolation. Aside from medical treatment, diverse psychotherapeutic approaches that guide PLHIV to reconstruct a meaningful life are needed. This paper reports on the process and efficacy of an eight-session, existential expressive arts group therapy program developed for PLHIV in Hong Kong. Eight HIV-positive male participants were recruited and completed the therapy. Using an existential-phenomenological framework, the therapy aimed to facilitate participants to make existential meaning from a creative process, which in turn help them overcome challenges and enhance their well-being in the domains of physical health, psychological health and social relationships. A mixed-methods study design was employed. Qualitative data were obtained through clinical observation by the therapist intern, participants' written reflection, and semi-structured interviews with the participants. Quality of life, affects, and group cohesion were measured by self-report questionnaires. The results showed that most participants found a way to make existential meaning and benefited from increased quality of life and creativity. They displayed significant improvement in the physical health domain of the quality of life (Z = -1.980, p = .048, r = 0.50) and positive affect (Z = -2.103, p = .035, r = 0.53). The findings contribute to the field of HIV care using an integrated arts approach. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/282958 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.507 |
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dc.contributor.author | Kwong, MK | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, RTH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, YT | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-05T06:23:30Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-05T06:23:30Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The Arts in Psychotherapy, 2019, v. 63, p. 9-17 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0197-4556 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/282958 | - |
dc.description.abstract | People living with HIV (PLHIV) are likely to encounter existential conflicts, while stigma is a major stressor leading to poorer psychological well-being and social isolation. Aside from medical treatment, diverse psychotherapeutic approaches that guide PLHIV to reconstruct a meaningful life are needed. This paper reports on the process and efficacy of an eight-session, existential expressive arts group therapy program developed for PLHIV in Hong Kong. Eight HIV-positive male participants were recruited and completed the therapy. Using an existential-phenomenological framework, the therapy aimed to facilitate participants to make existential meaning from a creative process, which in turn help them overcome challenges and enhance their well-being in the domains of physical health, psychological health and social relationships. A mixed-methods study design was employed. Qualitative data were obtained through clinical observation by the therapist intern, participants' written reflection, and semi-structured interviews with the participants. Quality of life, affects, and group cohesion were measured by self-report questionnaires. The results showed that most participants found a way to make existential meaning and benefited from increased quality of life and creativity. They displayed significant improvement in the physical health domain of the quality of life (Z = -1.980, p = .048, r = 0.50) and positive affect (Z = -2.103, p = .035, r = 0.53). The findings contribute to the field of HIV care using an integrated arts approach. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/artspsycho | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | The Arts in Psychotherapy | - |
dc.subject | HIV | - |
dc.subject | Existential | - |
dc.subject | Expressive arts group therapy | - |
dc.subject | Quality of life | - |
dc.subject | Hong Kong | - |
dc.title | A creative pathway to a meaningful life: An existential expressive arts group therapy for people living with HIV in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, RTH: tinho@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Huang, YT: yuhuang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, RTH=rp00497 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Huang, YT=rp02318 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.aip.2019.05.004 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85065248622 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 309999 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 63 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 9 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 17 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000476854300003 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0197-4556 | - |