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Effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period

As a creative form of psychotherapy, drama appears to assist individuals in the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period in altering crisis conditions and challenging negative perspectives. Drama-based intervention is presented as an option for addressing mental health issues in clinical and gener...

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Main Authors: Jiang, Lulu, Alizadeh, Farideh, Cui, Wenjing
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Published: MDPI 2023
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spelling my.um.eprints.385102023-12-03T01:36:47Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/38510/ Effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period Jiang, Lulu Alizadeh, Farideh Cui, Wenjing BF Psychology RA Public aspects of medicine As a creative form of psychotherapy, drama appears to assist individuals in the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period in altering crisis conditions and challenging negative perspectives. Drama-based intervention is presented as an option for addressing mental health issues in clinical and general populations by utilising various multidisciplinary sources, such as psychodrama and role playing. In this study, a systematic review and meta-analysis were employed to assess the impact of drama on mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic. Four electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect) were extensively searched from December 2019 to October 2022. Quality assessment and Risk of Bias tool of the Cochrane Collaboration were performed. Using a random effect model, standardised mean difference (SMD) values and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. In the final analysis, 25 studies involving 797 participants were included. The study revealed that drama-based interventions have the potential to improve mental health (e.g., trauma-related disorders) and well-being (e.g., psychological well-being), which could position drama as an adjunctive method of mental health care. This original review offered the newer, more comprehensive recommendations for drama-based intervention based on evidence. MDPI 2023-03 Article PeerReviewed Jiang, Lulu and Alizadeh, Farideh and Cui, Wenjing (2023) Effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period. Healthcare, 11 (6). ISSN 2227-9032, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060839 <https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060839>. 10.3390/healthcare11060839
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topic BF Psychology
RA Public aspects of medicine
spellingShingle BF Psychology
RA Public aspects of medicine
Jiang, Lulu
Alizadeh, Farideh
Cui, Wenjing
Effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period
description As a creative form of psychotherapy, drama appears to assist individuals in the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period in altering crisis conditions and challenging negative perspectives. Drama-based intervention is presented as an option for addressing mental health issues in clinical and general populations by utilising various multidisciplinary sources, such as psychodrama and role playing. In this study, a systematic review and meta-analysis were employed to assess the impact of drama on mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic. Four electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect) were extensively searched from December 2019 to October 2022. Quality assessment and Risk of Bias tool of the Cochrane Collaboration were performed. Using a random effect model, standardised mean difference (SMD) values and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. In the final analysis, 25 studies involving 797 participants were included. The study revealed that drama-based interventions have the potential to improve mental health (e.g., trauma-related disorders) and well-being (e.g., psychological well-being), which could position drama as an adjunctive method of mental health care. This original review offered the newer, more comprehensive recommendations for drama-based intervention based on evidence.
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author Jiang, Lulu
Alizadeh, Farideh
Cui, Wenjing
author_facet Jiang, Lulu
Alizadeh, Farideh
Cui, Wenjing
author_sort Jiang, Lulu
title Effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period
title_short Effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period
title_full Effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period
title_fullStr Effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period
title_sort effectiveness of drama-based intervention in improving mental health and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis during the covid-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2023
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