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Enhancing Partnership with Patients and Community (Projects initiated to engage patients / carers / community to improve efficiency / quality of care)
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Clinical Safety and Quality Service III (Projects aiming at quality service to patients and their carers)
Authors (including presenting author) :
Tsoi YN, Ng PY, Choi WT, Ho CW, Leung CK, Wong YK, So CT, Wong YC
Affiliation :
Occupational Therapy Department, Princess Margaret Hospital
Introduction :
Pastel Nagomi Art is a popular Japanese painting, involving coloring through finger tips and simple tools, e.g. erasers, cotton, scissors. Participants can exercise hand function in a relaxing way. Usually hand function training involve repeated and monotonous actions. However, this painting process allows stroke patients to coordinate their fingers for colouring, control tools for adding details, in order to create a personalized artwork.
Objectives :
This study aims to evaluate the benefit of Pastel Nagomi Art class on psychosocial wellbeing and finger dexterity for patient with stroke.
Methodology :
Stroke patients with adequate hand function(FTHUE level 4 or above) in rehabilitation wards were recruited for this 45-minutes creative training by a certificated instructor.
Result & Outcome :
Totally 24 stroke patients in rehabilitation wards were recruited since Nov 2021. After the Pastel Nagomi Art class, they were asked to complete a 10-question survey to evaluate the benefit. Most participants agreed the class boost their motivation (Mean: 8.8/10) in rehab training especially in hand dexterity (mean: 9.0/10), and ventilate their emotion (mean: 8.8/10). Most participants did not perceive the painting difficult (mean: 3.0/10). Besides, 90% of the patients gained a sense of achievement and self-confidence (mean: 8.8/10). Almost all participants will recommend Pastel Nagomi Art to others (mean: 9.1/10). Some patients have described themselves” 殘而不廢”, “ 冇諗過自己可以做到”, “釋放負能量” and “ 有了衝勁, 生氣和喜悅”.
