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The transition from in-person to virtual museum programing for individuals living with chronic pain – A formative evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2022

Ian J. Koebner*
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA
Helen J. Chatterjee
Affiliation:
Department Genetics, Evolution and Environment, UCL Biosciences, University College London, UK
Claudia M. Witt
Affiliation:
Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Daniel J. Tancredi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis, USA
Ruchi Rawal
Affiliation:
Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis, USA
Gary Weinberg
Affiliation:
Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis, USA
Frederick J. Meyers
Affiliation:
Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California, Davis, USA
*
Address for correspondence: I. Koebner, PhD, MSc., Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3020, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Email: ikoebner@ucdavis.edu
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Abstract

Museum engagement may be an effective approach for decreasing social disconnection and pain among individuals living with chronic pain. In October 2019, we launched a randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of museum engagement for individuals living with chronic pain; the study was halted in March, 2020 due to Covid-19-related safety concerns. This paper describes the process of transitioning from in-person to virtual museum programing in order to continue the study. Virtual museum programing is a feasible option for individuals living with chronic pain that is amenable to research and which may improve accessibility, inclusivity, and scalability relative to in-person programing.

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Introduction

Pain is a complex biopsychosocial phenomenon [Reference Turk and Monarch1Reference Hadjistavropoulos, Craig and Duck4], defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage” [Reference Raja, Carr and Cohen5]. Population-based estimates of chronic pain among US adults range from 11% to 40% [Reference Cohen, Vase and Hooten6] and approximately 8% of US adults (roughly 20 million individuals) live with high-impact chronic pain that frequently limits life or work activities [Reference Dahlhamer, Lucas and Zelaya7].

Chronic pain puts individuals at increased risk of social disconnection and reduced social role functioning, both of which negatively impact pain interference and pain intensity over time [Reference Evers, Kraaimaat, Geenen, Jacobs and Bijlsma8]. From a patient perspective, disrupted social roles and relationships are among the most distressing aspects of living with chronic pain [Reference Sturgeon, Dixon, Darnall and Mackey9] and participation in social and family activities is among the most valued outcomes of chronic pain management [Reference Zidarov, Zidarova-Carrié and Visca10]. While group-based therapy and supportive programs for individuals living with chronic pain, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction, may be potentially helpful interventions for chronic pain management [Reference Khoo, Small and Cheng11], and can be considered “social” in so far as they involve relating to and interacting with other people, these programs do not center sociality, often take place in a clinical context which can be stigmatizing [Reference Nicola, Correia, Ditchburn and Drummond12], and rarely target or evaluate social outcomes [Reference Ashton-James, Anderson, Mackey and Darnall13]. The Covid-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the vulnerability of individuals living with chronic pain to social disconnection and underscores the need for creative solutions [Reference Karos, McParland and Bunzli14].

While a number of non-clinical community activities could reduce social disconnection [Reference Chatterjee, Camic, Lockyer and Thomson15,Reference Drinkwater, Wildman and Moffatt16], museums may be a uniquely valuable public health partner in addressing chronic pain. There are 35,000 museums in the USA [17] and many have websites that provide continuous virtual access to their collections, making these digital collections accessible to many who would not otherwise be able to visit in person. In addition, there is no admission cost at the majority of US federal museums, and many other museums have reduced fees for vulnerable populations [Reference Camic and Chatterjee18]. Virtual museum engagement, which is free, available 24 h a day, unrestricted by geography, and more accessible to those with physical disabilities than in-person visits, may create a favorable context for public health programing [Reference Camic and Chatterjee18]. The addition of interactive virtual museum programing may add value to these static options by creating innovative social environments where individuals can sustain or initiate connections to both other participants as well as to the museum and its collection. Furthermore, because museums neither diagnose nor treat health problems they may be experienced as less stigmatizing [Reference Camic and Chatterjee18,Reference Koebner, Fishman and Paterniti19]; an attribute that may be particularly beneficial to individuals living with chronic pain who often experience internalized stigma [Reference Waugh, Byrne and Nicholas20] or face stigmatization from their health care providers [Reference Nicola, Correia, Ditchburn and Drummond12,Reference Cohen, Quintner, Buchanan, Nielsen and Guy21]. A significant evidence base exists for the role the arts can play in promoting health and managing illness across the lifespan [Reference Fancourt and Finn22]. In particular, arts organizations may be valuable public health partners in both preventing the development of chronic pain [Reference Fancourt and Steptoe23] and in addressing the social disconnection that accompanies chronic pain [Reference Camic and Chatterjee18,24].

However, further research is needed in this area. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) published a literature review on the arts, pain management, and substance use disorder in 2020 [24] that identified 79 studies on the topic of pain management. Seventy-two (91%) studies evaluated a music-based intervention and 46 (58%) targeted individuals with postoperative pain. A key finding of the review is the need for research conducted in non-hospital settings that target the social aspects of living with chronic pain [24]. Considering the potential that museums may facilitate a sense of social connection and that social connection may be analgesic [Reference Master, Eisenberger, Taylor, Naliboff, Shirinyan and Lieberman25Reference Eisenberger28], we hypothesized that specialized museum engagement offered to individuals living with chronic pain may decrease perceived social disconnection and pain.

The Integrative Pain Management Program at the University of California, Davis (UCD) and the Crocker Art Museum, located in Sacramento, CA, formed a partnership in 2014 to establish the first museum-based program for individuals living with chronic pain [Reference Koebner, Fishman and Paterniti19,Reference Koebner, Fishman, Paterniti, Sommer, Ward and Joseph29]. Both healthcare and museum professionals involved in the program reported that it added value to their respective missions [Reference Koebner, Fishman, Paterniti, Sommer, Ward and Joseph29] and program participants expressed satisfaction with various dimensions of the program, from registration to the quality of the overall experience [Reference Koebner, Fishman and Paterniti19]. Details on this partnership development have been previously published [Reference Koebner, Fishman, Paterniti, Sommer, Ward and Joseph29].

To assess the feasibility of museum engagement as a treatment approach for individuals living with chronic pain, we designed a randomized controlled trial to describe the joint and separate effects of two types of museum experiences, Art Rx (museum experience 1) and Artful Meditation (museum experience 2). The study required that individuals met the following inclusion criteria – ≥18 years of age; English speaking; live with chronic pain (≥6 months); have moderate pain or greater (≥4/10 on a Numerical Rating Scale, range of 0 [no pain]–10 [worst pain imaginable], in response to the question "Over the past week what was your average pain intensity?"); be moderately lonely or greater (Score of ≥4 on the 3-item Loneliness scale [Reference Hughes, Waite, Hawkley and Cacioppo30], range of 3–9), and have access to the internet and a web-browsing device. The study’s exclusion criteria were previous participation in an Art Rx tour or Artful Meditation program; living with Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Full details of the RCT’s study design are available on its ClincalTrials.gov registration page – (NCT04091893).

Art Rx consists of docent-facilitated group discussion, either in-person or virtually, about selected objects of art. Artful meditation combines guided mindfulness meditation instruction with a series of art appreciation exercises in the context of an art gallery or virtual art space. Both programs aim to build a sense of social connection among participants and to create meaningful cognitive and emotional experiences. Both Art Rx and Artful Meditation can be conceptualized as complex interventions [Reference Craig, Dieppe, Macintyre, Michie, Nazareth and Petticrew31], in that they have multiple and interacting components, require a number of behaviors by those delivering and receiving the program, target a variety of groups, and allow for flexibility and tailoring of the program. The ability to develop, adapt, and evaluate complex evaluations requires a thorough understanding of how these program are implemented [Reference Craig, Dieppe, Macintyre, Michie, Nazareth and Petticrew31]. Therefore, to improve the completeness of reporting, and ultimately the replicability of Art Rx and Artful Meditation, the authors created user guides and fidelity checklists for both programs (see Supplementary Material) using an adapted version of the 12-item Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) [Reference Hoffmann, Glasziou and Boutron32].

The UCD Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved this study (IRB # 1415639-4). Recruitment began on October 12, 2019 with a target sample of 64 individuals. Due to Covid-19-related safety concerns, we stopped enrollment and suspended the trial in March 2020 with 24 individuals enrolled. The following section describes the process undertaken to transition to and deliver the virtual museum programing.

Transition Process

On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 viral disease a pandemic [Reference Cucinotta and Vanelli33], present in at least 114 countries and responsible for the deaths of more than 4,000 people. The next day the UCD IRB administration recommended that study investigators take specific actions to limit transmission of the virus by delaying or otherwise modifying non-essential interactions. In particular, the IRB administration recommended that research involving group meetings or appointments consider delaying or using alternative interactions via electronic means if possible. In-person museum programing was immediately suspended.

On March 17, the UCD research team met to discuss the options for managing the museum study: (1) temporarily suspend the trial with the hope of resuming in-person programing; (2) end the study and use data collected to date; (3) transition to virtual museum programing and resume trial. The research team chose to transition to virtual museum programing, given its potential to create and preserve meaningful social connections despite physical distancing measures. From March 17 through May 9, 2020, the UCD research and Crocker Art Museum teams met at least weekly to refine the process for virtual museum programing through an informal consensus model of decision-making among organizational stakeholders. (See Table 1. Timeline and summary of transition to virtual museum programing)

Table 1. Timeline and summary of transition to virtual museum programing

Key outputs from these meetings include:

  1. 1. Choice of platform: The research team chose to use a cloud-based video service as the platform for the virtual museum programing. The team considered a static video of the museum gallery with an accompanying docent talk, but felt this option was not an appropriate alternative for in-person programing since it creates a passive and individual participant experience that does not allow for social interaction. Multiple cloud-based video services exist. To select a cloud-based video service, the research team considered the following items:

    1. a. Security and Privacy. Does the platform provide encryption, administrator control over participant access, security of any stored recordings, the option for password protected meetings, and, if relevant, compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards for the protection of sensitive patient data?

    2. b. Accessibility, Usability, and Inclusion. Does the platform comply with national and international accessibility standards (e.g. Americans with Disabilities Act and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)? Is the platform accessible and usable given participants’ varying technical abilities? Can the software be accessed from a variety of electronic devices (e.g. tablet, smartphone, computer)? Can users join meetings with a single click and with no external software requirements? The study team chose a platform that was accessible by computer, tablet, and smartphone, and was compliant with national and international accessibility standards. The platform had, among other features, closed captioning, post-meeting transcripts, and the capability for participants to control their experience with just the keyboard.

    3. c. Quality of the audio/video. Can participants both see and hear one another clearly? What is the image quality of the video and is it sufficient to showcase works of art?

    4. d. Number of participants. How many participants can participate in any given meeting?

    5. e. Additional features. Does the platform allow for screen and/or document sharing, breakout rooms, instant chat messaging, artificial intelligence transcription, third-party application integration, etc.?

    6. f. Cost. What is the fee structure for the platform – number of hosts, number of participants, duration of meetings, additional video conferencing features (e.g. transcription, breakout rooms, etc.)?

    7. g. Customer support: Does the platform offer easy and comprehensive customer support?

  2. 2. Delegation of roles. The Crocker Art Museum team assumed responsibility for program content (e.g. selection of artwork, program facilitation). The UCD team assumed responsibility for logistics (e.g. creating and disseminating hyperlinks for participation, assisting participants with technical issues) and research (e.g. survey administration and data collection).

  3. 3. Optimization of the user experience. The UCD and Crocker Art Museum teams developed a ‘virtual culture guide’ to help assure meaningful and prosocial interactions during program implementation. This guide included the following suggestions for the program facilitators to share with participants:

    1. a. Recognize the difficult and unprecedented nature of these times and that virtual gatherings, such as this one, represent a new way of interacting for many.

    2. b. State the goal of the program: to create a positive social experience for all participants. To achieve this goal, make several suggestions with demonstrations as appropriate:

      1. i. Mute microphone when not speaking

      2. ii. Show how to change ‘views’ (e.g. gallery view, speaker view, etc.)

      3. iii. Avoid cross talk; one person talks at a time

      4. iv. Use the chat function if technical or other questions arise. The chat function allows the facilitators to respond to questions without program interruption.

      5. v. Invite and encourage participants to turn their video camera on so that they can be seen. Underscore that a primary intention of this program is to create community and group participation just like in an actual museum. Therefore, being able to both hear and see participants is valuable. However, comfort is paramount; if for any reason participants prefer not to use video support their decision to turn it off.

      6. vi. Encourage participants to move or change position during the experience to make themselves comfortable.

  4. 4. Data collection process. UCD team sent participants links to pre- and post-surveys immediately before and after their virtual museum experience, respectively. Surveys were completed online and research assistants were available via email or phone to help participants complete their surveys as needed. To assess the individual and comparative feasibility and acceptability of the in-person and virtual museum programing, the research team also collected socioeconomic and demographic data as well as program satisfaction survey data from all participants. In addition, semi-standardized interviews were conducted with both in-person and virtual museum program participants to explore the perceived impact of the in-person and virtual museum experiences on the lived experience of pain as well as the perceived strengths and opportunities of the programs. Finally, a research assistant completed a fidelity checklist during every museum experience, both in-person and virtual, to assure that key components of the program were adhered to as well as to give the research assistant an opportunity to reflect openly on participant engagement. (Analysis of these surveys and interviews is underway and will be reported at a later date.)

  5. 5. Beta testing of the virtual museum programing. A small number of UCD researchers and Crocker Art Museum personnel were invited to attend and provide feedback on several practice virtual museum experiences.

Once the research and museum team members reached consensus that the programing and data collection logistics had been optimized the trial resumed on May 9, 2020. Virtual museum programing was held on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. To facilitate recruitment, the research team hired a third party to develop a social media campaign for the study (July–September, 2020).

Discussion

Socially based interventions targeting individuals living with chronic pain are limited [Reference Blyth, Macfarlane and Nicholas3,Reference Ashton-James, Anderson, Mackey and Darnall13], and both the cultural sector broadly [24,Reference Koebner, Chatterjee and Tancredi34], and museums in particular [Reference Koebner, Fishman and Paterniti19,Reference Koebner, Fishman, Paterniti, Sommer, Ward and Joseph29] may have a valuable role to play in addressing the social disconnection that is associated with chronic pain. This paper describes the transition from an in-person to virtual museum study in response to Covid-19 social-distancing safety measures. From a research perspective, we found virtual museum programing amenable to data collection procedures (e.g. online survey administration) and research staff appreciated the increased automation it afforded (e.g. scheduled emails sent to participants with links to online surveys versus administering hard-copy surveys at the museum gallery to each research participant). The institutional and implementation burdens associated with the transition from in-person to virtual museum programing described in this paper were manageable. The transition required approximately eight meetings centered on logistics and four beta-tests of the virtual museum programing with a total of 58 days elapsing between the conclusion of the in-person museum study and the start of the virtual museum study.

Virtual museum programing may also be a mechanism to help museums realize their commitment to diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility as it affords museums a reach and scale that is not possible with in-person programing. For example, participation in virtual museum programing is not bound by an individual’s geography and is accessible to the homebound and hospitalized. However, virtual programs also have the potential to exacerbate health disparities because socioeconomically and medically advantaged individuals may be more likely to participate in and therefore benefit from them [Reference Chang, Lai, Gupta, Nguyen, Berry and Shelley35]. A limitation of this study was its inability to thoroughly address digital and health equity concerns associated with a transition from in-person to virtual programing due to the unplanned, unfunded, and time-sensitive nature of the transition. For example, we did not have resources to provide the training or technology (e.g. computer and internet connection), either directly or through community partnerships, required to participate in the virtual museum programing. Therefore, part of this study’s eligibility criteria was access to the internet and a web-browsing device. Furthermore, while individuals with the lived experience of pain were included in the development of the original partnership and in-person programing [Reference Koebner, Fishman and Paterniti19,Reference Koebner, Fishman, Paterniti, Sommer, Ward and Joseph29], they were not included in the transition process. While a comprehensive review of digital and health inequities along with strategies to mitigate them are beyond the scope of this paper, future virtual museum programs studies should acknowledge and integrate the extended timeframe, resources, and community partnerships required to create accessible and inclusive programs that serve a representative population [Reference Bonevski, Randell and Paul36].

Virtual museum programing has additional limitations. First, online interactive programing is susceptible to malware and hacking attempts. Authentication measures like CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) can be used to help assure that users are humans. For this study, a research assistant made personal contact with all research participants. This contact not only served to confirm the authenticity of participants but also allowed the research team to clarify the research process and answer any outstanding questions. Second, because participants in virtual programing can leave with a simple key stroke on their electronic devise, there is a greater theoretical risk of attrition then in-person programing which inherently requires greater effort on the part of participants to both attend and leave. Future mixed methods research is needed to explore the effectiveness of virtual museum engagement and the comparative effectiveness of in-person versus virtual museum engagement. While virtual museum programing may be a welcomed alternative to in-person programing in certain contexts (e.g. among populations with restricted physical ability or access to a museum), we imagine that in many cases virtual programing will be a complement to in-person experiences allowing museums to expand their reach and impact.

The closure of museums around the world due to Covid-19-related safety measures was a loss for museum visitors and professionals alike. This paper describes how these social distancing measures created the impetus for our research team and museum partner to successfully transition to virtual museum programing. This transition allowed the public to continue to engage with the museum throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and for our research team to resume our RCT assessing the feasibility of both in-person and virtual museum programing to address social disconnection among individuals living with chronic pain. The process detailed in this paper for transitioning to virtual museum programing may be generalizable to programs that target other nontraditional museum visitors and therefore serve as a model for museums and other arts and cultural organizations wishing to expand their reach into the virtual space.

Supplementary material

To view supplementary material for this article, please visit https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2022.392

Acknowledgements

We wish to acknowledge and thank the Crocker Art Museum for their partnership on this project. We also want to express our appreciation to all of the individuals who participated in the in-person and virtual museum programs discussed in this paper.

This project is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health (NIH), through grant number UL1 TR001860 and linked award KL2 TR001859 and the Interfaculty Research Institute CLUE+, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Disclosures

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Ethical approval

The University of California, Davis Institutional Review Board approved this study.

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Table 1. Timeline and summary of transition to virtual museum programing

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