The arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence
The growing prevalence of dementia, combined with an absence of effective pharmacological treatments, highlights the potential of psychosocial interventions to alleviate the effects of dementia and enhance quality of life. With reference to a manifesto from the researcher network Interdem, this pape...
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| description | The growing prevalence of dementia, combined with an absence of effective pharmacological treatments, highlights the potential of psychosocial interventions to alleviate the effects of dementia and enhance quality of life. With reference to a manifesto from the researcher network Interdem, this paper shows how arts activities correspond to its definition of psycho-social care. It presents key dimensions that help to define different arts activities in this context, and illustrates the arts with reference to three major approaches that can be viewed online; visual art, music and dance. It goes on to discuss the features of each of these arts activities, and to present relevant evidence from systematic reviews on the arts in dementia in general. Developing the analysis into a template for differentiating arts interventions in dementia, the paper goes on to discuss implications for future research and for the uptake of the arts by people with dementia as a means to self-care. |
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| spelling | nottingham-522672020-05-04T19:38:55Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52267/ The arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence Schneider, Justine M. The growing prevalence of dementia, combined with an absence of effective pharmacological treatments, highlights the potential of psychosocial interventions to alleviate the effects of dementia and enhance quality of life. With reference to a manifesto from the researcher network Interdem, this paper shows how arts activities correspond to its definition of psycho-social care. It presents key dimensions that help to define different arts activities in this context, and illustrates the arts with reference to three major approaches that can be viewed online; visual art, music and dance. It goes on to discuss the features of each of these arts activities, and to present relevant evidence from systematic reviews on the arts in dementia in general. Developing the analysis into a template for differentiating arts interventions in dementia, the paper goes on to discuss implications for future research and for the uptake of the arts by people with dementia as a means to self-care. MDPI 2018-06-01 Article PeerReviewed Schneider, Justine M. (2018) The arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (6). 1151/1-1151/11. ISSN 1660-4601 arts dementia care self care music dance art gallery http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/6/1151 doi:10.3390/ijerph15061151 doi:10.3390/ijerph15061151 |
| spellingShingle | arts dementia care self care music dance art gallery Schneider, Justine M. The arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence |
| title | The arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence |
| title_full | The arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence |
| title_fullStr | The arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence |
| title_full_unstemmed | The arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence |
| title_short | The arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence |
| title_sort | arts as a medium for care and self-care in dementia: arguments and evidence |
| topic | arts dementia care self care music dance art gallery |
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