The Reflection Room ®

Moving from Death-Avoiding to Death-Discussing

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13628596
AutoresCelina Carter (0000-0002-9470-4871, SE Research Centre, autor correspondente), Justine Giosa (0000-0002-2863-393X, SE Research Centre), Katherine Rizzi (0009-0005-2304-4705, SE Research Centre), Karen Oikonen (SE Research Centre), B Stephenson (0000-0002-9596-5555, Memorial University of Newfoundland), Paul Holyoke (0000-0002-4130-5383, SE Research Centre)
Ano2023
Volume92
Fascículo2
Páginas919-941
Data de publicação2023-07-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228231192163
PMID37515417
OpenAlexW4385377557
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas32

We developed, implemented, and evaluated a participatory arts-based storytelling initiative called the Reflection Room project. Our aim was to investigate if visiting a Reflection Room, (1) creates opportunities for disclosing emotions and processing thoughts, (2) increases comfort discussing dying and death, and (3) supports advance care planning (ACP), conversations. In the pilot phase of the Reflection Room project, a Reflection Room was installed in 25 sites across Canada from 2016-2017. Data collection included reflection cards ( n = 463), and surveys completed by visitors upon exiting a room ( n = 271) and 3 months later ( n = 50). Analysis involved theoretically driven coding, inductive content analysis, and descriptive statistics. We found reflections contained both emotional disclosures and reflective processing. Survey data indicated visiting a Reflection Room increased comfort in thinking and talking about dying and death as well as the likelihood of engaging in ACP. In the future, we will explore the extent to which the project fosters social connections and well-being

Art · Citizen journalism · Coding (social sciences · Data collection · Descriptive statistics · Literature · Narrative · Reflection (computer programming · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Storytelling · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology