| Title |
The Role of the Curator in Modern Hospitals: A Transcontinental Perspective
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Humanities, December 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10912-016-9423-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hilary Moss, Desmond O’Neill |
| Abstract |
This paper explores the role of the curator in hospitals. The arts play a significant role in every society; however, recent studies indicate a neglect of the aesthetic environment of healthcare. This international study explores the complex role of the curator in modern hospitals. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten arts specialists in hospitals across five countries and three continents for a qualitative, phenomenological study. Five themes arose from the data: (1) Patient involvement and influence on the arts programme in hospital (2) Understanding the role of the curator in hospital (3) Influences on arts programming in hospital (4) Types of arts programmes (5) Limitations to effective curation in hospital. Recommendations arising from the research included recognition of the specialised role of the curator in hospitals; building positive links with clinical staff to effect positive hospital arts programmes and increasing formal involvement of patients in arts planning in hospital. Hospital curation can be a vibrant arena for arts development, and the role of the hospital curator is a ground-breaking specialist role that can bring benefits to hospital life. The role of curator in hospital deserves to be supported and developed by both the arts and health sectors. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 24% |
| Ireland | 3 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 18% |
| Canada | 2 | 12% |
| Mexico | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 24% |
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| Members of the public | 9 | 53% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 24% |
| Scientists | 3 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
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| Unknown | 18 | 100% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 5 | 28% |
| Researcher | 3 | 17% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 17% |
| Professor | 2 | 11% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 33% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 11% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 6% |
| Psychology | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 22% |
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