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Impact<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

What happens when art enters a hospital?<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Real change happens, and we make a point of measuring it. Our work does not end when the visit does. Through independent impact evaluations, we measure the results of our work to understand and demonstrate the difference the Doutores d'Opital make to the routine of older people, their families and healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Theory of Change<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

From what we do to what lasts.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Every visit aims to create positive experiences and contribute to more humane hospital care. This is the path of change that guides our work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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What we do<\/h4>

Pairs of professional artists make regular visits to partner hospitals, using humour, music and personalised interaction. Each visit is prepared and adapted to the hospital's routine and to the condition of the older people we visit, in coordination with the healthcare teams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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During the visit<\/h4>

Visits create moments of artistic interaction and sharing, involving people in hospital, their families and healthcare professionals. Through humour and creativity, they open up room for emotional expression, closeness and positive experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Over the following days<\/h4>

We aim to improve the emotional wellbeing of the older people we visit, reducing the feeling of isolation and making hospital stays more positive. We also want to help make the hospital a more welcoming place and support the wellbeing of healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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What lasts<\/h4>

We want to contribute to a more humane culture of hospital care, where people's emotional wellbeing and dignity are valued and artistic work is recognised as a relevant complementary practice in humanising care.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

See the full Theory of Change<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n
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The Palha\u00e7os d'Opital Theory of Change.<\/h2>\n

From what we do to what we want to last. The map we follow, designed with MAGNA Consultores.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n