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An integrative review of aesthetic expression in clinical practise

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 An integrative review of aesthetic expression in nursing practice
Junaidy Suparman Rustam

Nursing Department, Yarsi Health Science College,

West Sumatra, Indonesia

Abstract
Background: Aesthetic in nursing were important in order to experience a positive mood and
sense of personal strength for the patients. The implementation of aesthetic expression in nursing
practice can be a great challenge in alleviating the stress that a patient in the hospital may
experience. Aesthetic as one kind of therapeutic use in nursing practice can be provided by
interpersonal communication through the arts to hear and to meet patients in real demands.
Therefore, nurses need to create the context of aesthetic expression in which they practice
through their action or non-action.
Objective: This study was purposed to review the literature concerning in the implementation of
aesthetic expression in nursing practice.
Methods: Integrative review was conducted by analyzing published literature in the years 2000
to 2018. The data were searched through Scopus, ProQuest, Elsevier/Science Direct, CINAHL,
and PubMed based on PICO question with keywords; aesthetic, aesthetic expression, nursing
practice, nursing care. Relevant literatures were appraised following the recommendation of The
Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence-Based Nursing.
Results: Sixty-five articles were retrieved and there were 12 articles met the inclusion criteria.
The importance of supportive aesthetic expression is obvious, and there are no arguments for not
using these in nursing practice. Moreover, it can be pointed out that neither the patient nor the
nurse requires to use of cognitive distraction with aesthetic means of expression may make it
easy to integrate in nursing practice. Kinds of aesthetic expression in nursing practice were
music therapy; poetry; humor; dance; and visual art.
Conclusion and Recommendation: The knowledge from this study can be useful for nurses and
other healthcare providers to develop quality care for patients by integrate aesthetic expression in
nursing practice.
Keywords: aesthetic, aesthetic expression, nursing practice, nursing care

Corresponding author: Junaidy Suparman Rustam E-mail: junaidy.rustam25@gmail.com

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