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NCT Number: NCT05877976

Impact of Visual Arts Immersion

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Cultural Competency Personal Reflection

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

NYU Langone Health

New York, 10016, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Visual Arts Immersion

Behavioral

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.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS) Score From Baseline to Month 6

    Time frame: Baseline, 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.

  2. Change in Clinical Interpersonal Reactivity Index (CIRI) Score From Baseline to Month 6

    Time frame: Baseline, 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Other

Collaborators

  • National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
May 26, 2023
Registry last updated
Jan 22, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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