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Viewing and making art together: a multi-session art-gallery-based intervention for people with dementia and their carers

Camic, Paul M. ; Tischler, Victoria ; Pearman, Chantal Helen

Aging & mental health, 2014-02, Vol.18 (2), p.161-168 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

England: Routledge

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Viewing and making art together: a multi-session art-gallery-based intervention for people with dementia and their carers
Author: Camic, Paul M. ; Tischler, Victoria ; Pearman, Chantal Helen
Subjects: Activities of Daily Living - psychology ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Art galleries ; Art Therapy - economics ; Art Therapy - methods ; Care of the aged ; Caregivers - economics ; Caregivers - psychology ; carer burden ; Carers ; Caretaker syndrome ; community-based dementia care ; Contemporary art ; Cost of Illness ; Dementia ; Dementia - economics ; Dementia - psychology ; Dementia - therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Museums ; Quality of life ; Quality of Life - psychology ; Severity of Illness Index ; social inclusion ; Social integration ; Social Isolation - psychology ; Treatment Outcome ; visual art ; Visual arts ; Well-being
Is Part Of: Aging & mental health, 2014-02, Vol.18 (2), p.161-168
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Description: Objectives: This is the first known study that sought to understand the experience of an eight-week art-gallery-based interventionoffered at two distinctly different galleries for people with mild to moderate dementia and their carers. The study examined impact on social inclusion, carer burden, and quality of life and daily living activities for a person with dementia. Method: A mixed-methods pre-post design using standardised questionnaires and interviews involved 24 participants (12with dementia) and compared similar interventions at a traditional and a contemporary art gallery. Qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis. Results: No significant pre-post difference was found between the traditional or contemporary gallery groups on quantitative measures. There was, however, a non-significant trend towards a reduction in carer burden over the course of the interventionfor both gallery groups. Thematic analysis revealed well-being benefits from both traditional and contemporary art gallery sites that included positive social impact resulting from feeling more socially included, self-reports ofenhanced cognitive capacities for people with dementia, and an improved quality of life. Conclusion: Participants were unanimous in their enjoyment and satisfaction with the programme, despite the lack of significancefrom standardised measures. Further consideration of art galleries and museums, as non-clinical community resources for dementia care, is warranted. The interventions at both galleries helped to foster social inclusion and social engagement, enhance the caring relationship between the carers and PWD, support the personhood of PWD, and stimulate cognitive processes of attention and concentration.
Publisher: England: Routledge
Language: English

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Viewing and making art together: a multi-session art-gallery-based intervention for people with dementia and their carers

Camic, Paul M. ; Tischler, Victoria ; Pearman, Chantal Helen

England: Routledge

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