Papers by Susan Van Hooren
Children
Refugee children and adolescents have often experienced negative or traumatic events, which are a... more Refugee children and adolescents have often experienced negative or traumatic events, which are associated with stress and mental health problems. A specific music therapy intervention is developed for this group in school settings. The aim of the present study was to set the first steps in the implementation of this intervention. A process evaluation was performed using a mixed method design among refugee children and adolescents (6–17 years) at three different schools in the Netherlands. Interviews were conducted with teachers and music therapists before, at the midpoint, and after the intervention. At these moments, children completed a classroom climate questionnaire and a visual analogue scale on affect. The results indicate that the intervention strengthens the process of social connectedness, resulting in a “sense of belonging”. The intervention may stimulate inclusiveness and cultural sensitivity, and may contribute to a safe environment and the ability of teachers to adapt ...
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International Psychogeriatrics, 2021
Background: Depression is common among long term care (LTC) residents and has a considerable impa... more Background: Depression is common among long term care (LTC) residents and has a considerable impact on their quality of life. Therefore, there has been an increased interest in interventions aiming at the reduction of depression among LTC residents. These interventions could be described as formal depression care and include psychosocial interventions (e.g., Creative Arts Interventions), psychotherapeutic interventions (e.g., Life Review) and/or (neuro-)biological interventions (e.g., psychopharmacotherapy). Previous research on the effectiveness of formal depression care suggests that treatments should be more individually tailored. Tailoring treatments, however, is a time- consuming process which may hinder the implementation in LTC. A more integrative approach targeting specific groups of nursing home residents is therefore preferred and may benefit both residents and staff. To do so, insight in moderator effects is needed to better understand and better match treatments to speci...
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Children
Drama therapy is applied to children and adolescents with psychosocial problems. Drama therapy is... more Drama therapy is applied to children and adolescents with psychosocial problems. Drama therapy is an experimental form of treatment which methodologically uses drama and theatre processes to achieve psychological growth. Although in clinical practice, drama therapy has been applied successfully, little is known about how and why drama therapy contributes to a decrease in psychosocial problems. A systematic narrative review was performed to obtain more insight into this issue. Eight databases were systematically searched. Ten out of 3742 studies were included, of which there were four random controlled trails, three non-controlled trials, and three pre-and post-test design studies. We identified the results, drama therapeutic means, attitude, and mechanism of change. Positive effects were found on overall psychosocial problems, internalizing and externalizing problems, social functioning, coping and regulation processes, social identity, and cognitive development. An adaptive approac...
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Health Psychology Review, 2020
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Aging & Mental Health, 2009
The aim of this study was to test for interactions between education and health status (i.e., phy... more The aim of this study was to test for interactions between education and health status (i.e., physical, social, and psychological functioning) with respect to baseline cognitive performance and change over 6 years. Longitudinal data from the Maastricht Aging Study of 1344 men and women aged 24-47 and 49-77 were used. Education by health interactions were restricted to the younger group. The components of health status that most consistently interacted with education were physical functioning on cognitive performance at baseline and physical and psychological functioning on cognitive change. These results indicate that high education attenuates age-related decline and lower baseline performance incurred by low health status in persons younger than 50.
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International Journal of Arts and Technology
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This article presents themethodologyand results ofa study on the e¡ectiveness of two psychosocial... more This article presents themethodologyand results ofa study on the e¡ectiveness of two psychosocial interventions targeting female victims of war-related and sexual violence in Liberia. One intervention provided counselling, the other o¡ered support groups and skill training. Qualitative research suggests that the participants of both interventions were positive with regard to the help provided. Quantitative analyses revealed that counselling was e¡ective in reducing trauma symptoms as compared to the support and skill training and to a waiting list control group.Taking into account the number of women with a high post traumatic stress disorder score, both interventions were e¡ective compared to the control group.
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Regelmatig wordt door partijen buiten vaktherapie de vraag gesteld wat het unieke of onderscheide... more Regelmatig wordt door partijen buiten vaktherapie de vraag gesteld wat het unieke of onderscheidende is van vaktherapeutische interventies ten opzichte van interventies die strikt verbaal georienteerd zijn. Door de zeven verschillende disciplines met daarbinnen een uiteenlopende set aan behandelmethoden en -perspectieven is het beantwoorden van die vraag geen sinecure. Voor een goede profilering van het vakgebied zou het heel wenselijk zijn om die vraag te kunnen beantwoorden en daar ook een theoretische onderbouwing bij te kunnen geven. In dit inleidende artikel wordt daartoe een poging gedaan, waarbij het handelings- en ervaringsgericht werken als focus wordt genomen. In een vervolgpublicatie zullen onderdelen van de theorie verder worden uitgewerkt.
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Design for Health, 2020
This paper reports the responses of nursing home residents who live in a psychogeriatric ward to ... more This paper reports the responses of nursing home residents who live in a psychogeriatric ward to the abstract interactive art installation ‘Morgendauw’, which was specifically designed for this study. All stakeholders were involved in designing and implementing Morgendauw. The artwork seems able to evoke responses in both the residents and their caregivers, but the amount and duration of the responses observed during the study were limited. 15 interactions over the course of 14 h were noted and almost all of them were initiated by the nursing home staff, physiotherapy students or visitors (n = 12). Interactions lasted for about 3 min on average. Although the nursing home residents initially did not seem to notice the artwork, the threshold of acknowledging and approaching the artwork was quickly overcome when staff nudged or directed the residents’ attention towards the artwork. Beyond this point, nursing home residents generally needed little explanation of the interface to interac...
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Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 2021
Introduction: Depression can be a serious problem in young adult students. There is a need to imp... more Introduction: Depression can be a serious problem in young adult students. There is a need to implement and monitor prevention interventions for these students. Emotion-regulating improvisational m...
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The Arts in Psychotherapy
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Purpose: Measurements play a vital role in providing devices that meet the individual needs of us... more Purpose: Measurements play a vital role in providing devices that meet the individual needs of users. There is increasing evidence of devices being abandoned. The reasons for this are complex but one key factor that plays a role in non-use of equipment is the lack of fit between the device, environment and person. In addition, the abandonment of devices can be seen as a waste of public money. The aim of this paper is to examine the type, the readability, and the content of existing guidance in relation to measuring home furniture. Method: An online national survey involving health and social care trusts in the UK. We conducted a synthesis of leaflets associated with measurement of furniture to identify existing guidance. The content and readability of this guidance was then evaluated. Results: From the 325 responses received, 64 therapists reported using guidance. From the 13 leaflets that were analysed, 8 leaflets were found to meet Level 3 Adult Literacy Standards (age 9–11). Ther...
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Formal elements are often used in art therapy assessment. The assumption is that formal elements ... more Formal elements are often used in art therapy assessment. The assumption is that formal elements are observable aspects of the art product that allow reliable and valid assessment of clients’ mental health. Most of the existing art therapy assessment instruments are based on clinical expertise. Therefore, it is not clear to what degree these instruments are restricted to formal elements. Other aspects might also be included, such as clinical expertise of the therapist. This raises the question of whether and how formal elements as observable aspects of the art product are related to clients’ mental health. To answer this question, four studies are presented that look at: (1) a meta-theoretical description of formal elements; (2) operationalization of these formal elements so they can be analyzed reliably in clients’ art products; (3) establishment of reliable and clinically relevant formal elements; (4) the relationship between formal elements and adult clients’ mental health. Resul...
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Dynamic body feedback is used in dance movement therapy (DMT), with the aim to facilitate emotion... more Dynamic body feedback is used in dance movement therapy (DMT), with the aim to facilitate emotional expression and a change of emotional state through movement and dance for individuals with psychosocial or psychiatric complaints. It has been demonstrated that moving in a specific way can evoke and regulate related emotions. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of executing a unique set of kinetic movement elements on an individual mover’s experience of happiness. A specific sequence consisting of movement elements that recent studies have related to the feeling of happiness was created and used in a series of conditions. To achieve a more realistic reflection of DMT practice, the study incorporated the interpersonal dimension between the dance movement therapist (DMTh) and the client, and the impact of this interbodily feedback on the emotional state of the client. This quantitative study was conducted in a within-subject design. Five male and 20 female participants (...
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International Psychogeriatrics
Background:Depression is common among nursing home residents and has a considerable impact on the... more Background:Depression is common among nursing home residents and has a considerable impact on their quality of life. Therefore, there has been an increased interest in interventions aiming at the reduction of depression among nursing home residents. These interventions could be categorized into formal and informal depression care. Formal care includes psychosocial, psychotherapeutic and/or (neuro-)biological interventions. Informal care can be provided by nursing home staff, alongside the formal care (e.g., letting sunlight into the room when one believes in the positive effects of daylight). Although many studies have been done about depression treatment in nursing homes, there is still a lack of insight into the effectiveness of interventions and how they differ among specific target groups (e.g., residents with cognitive impairment versus residents with physical disabilities). Moreover, research into informal care is rather rare. More insight is needed into the effect of formal a...
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Frontiers in Psychology
Stress has a major negative impact on the development of psychopathology and contributes to the o... more Stress has a major negative impact on the development of psychopathology and contributes to the onset of adverse physical conditions. Timely recognition and monitoring of stress-related problems are therefore important, especially in client populations that are more vulnerable to stress, such as people with mild intellectual disabilities (MID). Recent research on the use of physiological measures to assess stress levels emphasize that, in addition to these measures, self-report instruments are necessary to gain insight into the individual perception and impact of stress on daily life. However, there is no current overview of self-report stress measures that focus on the experience of stress in the present moment or in daily life. To provide an overview of the existing self-report stress measures for clinicians and researchers, a scoping review was conducted. In addition, to advise clinical professionals on the use of self-report measures of stress for people with MID, the results of...
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Frontiers in Psychology
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Frontiers in Psychology
Stress is increasingly being recognized as one of the main factors that is negatively affecting o... more Stress is increasingly being recognized as one of the main factors that is negatively affecting our health, and therefore there is a need to regulate daily stress and prevent long-term stress. This need seems particularly important for adults with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) who have been shown to have more difficulties coping with stress than adults without intellectual disabilities. Hence, the development of music therapy interventions for stress reduction, particularly within populations where needs may be greater, is becoming increasingly important. In order to gain more insight into the practice-based knowledge on how music therapists lower stress levels of their patients with MID during music therapy sessions, we conducted focus group interviews with music therapists working with adults with MID (N = 13) from different countries and clinical institutions in Europe. Results provide an overview of the most-used interventions for stress reduction within and outside of mu...
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The fields of music, health, and technology have seen significant interactions in recent years in... more The fields of music, health, and technology have seen significant interactions in recent years in developing music technology for health care and well-being. In an effort to strengthen the collaboration between the involved disciplines, the workshop ‘Music, Computing, and Health’ was held to discuss best practices and state-of-the-art at the intersection of these areas with researchers from music psychology and neuroscience, music therapy, music information retrieval, music technology, medical technology (medtech) and robotics. Following the discussions at the workshop, this paper provides an overview of the different methods of the involved disciplines and their potential contributions to developing music technology for health and well-being. Furthermore, the paper summarizes the state of the art in music technology that can be applied in various health scenarios and provides a perspective on challenges and opportunities for developing music technology that 1) supports person-cente...
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