Impact of Visual Arts Immersion

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to enhance engagement, coping and self-reflection by attuning nurses to creative and observational skills drawn from a visual arts pedagogical framework. To fulfill this goal, the investigators will cultivate an existing relationship between NYU Langone Health (NYULH) Nursing, the NYU Health Sciences Library, and museum educators at The Met to design and deliver an intervention of museum educator-led workshops that introduce nurses to arts appreciation skills to improve their practice and overall wellbeing. Participants will be asked to complete two surveys, pre- and post-intervention, Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS), which measures cultural awareness, sensitivity, knowledge and skills, and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), which measures four separate aspects of empathy and its relationships with measures of social functioning, self-esteem, emotionality, and sensitivity to others. We will also solicit qualitative feedback via REDCap survey at the end of the intervention to gain insight into nurse's experiences of the art immersion program.

Official Title
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Impact of Visual Arts Immersion on Cultural Competency and Self-reflection Among Nurses Working in an Academic Health System

Conditions
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Cultural Competency, Personal Reflection

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Visual Arts Immersion


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: A Registered Nurse at NYULH Willing to provide an email address or cell phone number of choice Willing to attend one workshop in person at The MET and one virtually via WebEx Willing and able to provide consent Age 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: Not a Registered Nurse at NYULH Not willing to provide an email address or cell phone number of choice Not willing to attend one workshop in person at The MET and one virtually via WebEx

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Registered Nurses<br>Participants will receive an intervention of museum educator-led workshops that introduce nurses to arts appreciation skills to improve their practice and overall wellbeing. | Behavioral: Visual Arts Immersion<br>* Museum educators from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) will provide a curriculum including an art immersion program that will select specific works/art in the museum as well as virtually that will help to stimulate self-reflection and prompt connection to their nursing practice. Participants will be asked to sign up for 2 art immersion classes. The first class will be an in-person class at The MET and the second class will be virtual via WebEx. Each class will last 60 minutes.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS) Score from Baseline to Month 6 | 36-item questionnaire assessing cultural awareness, sensitivity, knowledge and skills. Each item is rated on a 7-point scale (ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree). The total score ranges from 0-252. Lower scores indicate less cultural awareness, and higher scores indicate greater awareness. | Baseline, Month 6 | 
| Change in Clinical Interpersonal Reactivity Index (CIRI) Score from Baseline to Month 6 | 27-item questionnaire evaluating empathy as a reaction in interpersonal relationships at the bedside. Items are ranked on a scale from 0-4, where 0 = does not describe me well; and 4 = describes me very well. The total score ranges from 0 to 108; higher scores indicate greater empathy. | Baseline, Month 6 |