Exploring the potential of creative museum-led activities to support stroke In-patient rehabilitation and wellbeing: A pilot mixed-methods study.

Background: This paper proposes a framework for studying the potential of museum-led interventions for supporting stroke rehabilitation goals.

Methods: The intervention was based on Kirvevold et al.'s model for interventions for post-stroke wellbeing.

Museums, health and wellbeing research: co-developing a new observational method for people with dementia in hospital contexts.

Aims: The aim of this article is to present a new observational tool for assessing the impacts of museum object handling for people with moderate-to-severe dementia in hospital settings, focusing on wellbeing, social interaction, level of engagement and agitation. This article presents a four-step approach to collaboration towards co-developing the tool, which involved a range of academics, museums professionals, and health and social care partners, and describes the process of integrating multiple perspectives towards common research methodologies.

Methods: The research team organised a series of meetings and workshops with museum and healthcare partners to identify commonly used assessments and their perspectives on the objectives and possible outcomes of museum object handling activities.