ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 246
WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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State of play of the use of art in the management of anxiety
by general practitioners in Midi-Pyrénées
Dr Valentin Gonzalez, Dr Linda Mauline
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Université Paul Sabatier
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Background
The role of art within the therapeutic arsenal for treating anxiety has been highlighted in the scientific
literature and especially in a 2019 WHO report stating, through more than 900 articles, of the
contribution of art in this field. Nevertheless, this artistic recourse remains sparsely studied in general
medicine and notably outside structural art therapy programs.
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Questions
Characterise the methods of use of art in the management of anxiety by general practitioners and
report the benefits of this use from GPs’ perspective.
Methods
We conducted a qualitative study, based on semidirected interviews with GPs in Midi-Pyrénées. Data
analysis was performed using the grounded theory method with data triangulation.
Outcomes
Fourteen interviews were conducted from July 2021 to July 2022, finding a protean use of art in care,
as a consultation tool or in the form of oral prescription of a complementary therapy, not restricted
to the sole framework of structural art therapy. This recourse was part of a holistic approach to the
patient. At last, GPs of the study reported many benefits at different levels of care.
Discussion
This use of art in care, based on the GP–patient relationship, reveals a place of exchange of
constraints resulting from the socioeconomic characteristics of the patient as well as the artistic and
professional limits of the doctor.
Conclusion
This study highlights a multiple use of art in the management of anxiety by general practitioners,
not restricted to the sole framework of structural art therapy. Future research could measure the
effectiveness of art on patient anxiety in general practice. In addition, the establishment of a contracted
local art therapy system could facilitate access to art in care.
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