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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

TitleA creative pathway to a meaningful life: An existential expressive arts group therapy for people living with HIV in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsHIV
Existential
Expressive arts group therapy
Quality of life
Hong Kong
Issue Date2019
PublisherPergamon. 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?
AbstractPeople 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 Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/282958
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 1.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.507
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dc.contributor.authorKwong, MK-
dc.contributor.authorHo, RTH-
dc.contributor.authorHuang, YT-
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-05T06:23:30Z-
dc.date.available2020-06-05T06:23:30Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationThe Arts in Psychotherapy, 2019, v. 63, p. 9-17-
dc.identifier.issn0197-4556-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/282958-
dc.description.abstractPeople 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.languageeng-
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/artspsycho-
dc.relation.ispartofThe Arts in Psychotherapy-
dc.subjectHIV-
dc.subjectExistential-
dc.subjectExpressive arts group therapy-
dc.subjectQuality of life-
dc.subjectHong Kong-
dc.titleA creative pathway to a meaningful life: An existential expressive arts group therapy for people living with HIV in Hong Kong-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailHo, RTH: tinho@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailHuang, YT: yuhuang@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.authorityHuang, YT=rp02318-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aip.2019.05.004-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85065248622-
dc.identifier.hkuros309999-
dc.identifier.volume63-
dc.identifier.spage9-
dc.identifier.epage17-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000476854300003-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl0197-4556-

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