Memories in the Making©: Outcome-based evaluation of an art program for individuals with dementing illnesses

Rentz, Clarissa A.

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“…Beard points to the significant role that visual arts can play in the lives of people with dementia, as illustrated by several studies (Beard, 2012). Kinnsey and Rentz (Kinney & Rentz, 2005), expanding a previous pilot work (Rentz, 2002), assessed seven domains of well-being while subjects were participating in an art program for people with earlyonset or mid-stage dementia designed to promote self-expression through the visual arts. They also compared the well-being observed in the same individuals while participating in more traditional activities of the day center.…”

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Art galleries, episodic memory and verbal fluency in dementia: An exploratory study.

Eekelaar

Camic

Springham

2012

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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Abstract. The goal of this study was to determine whether experts attribute a series of images created by people with dementia who were participating in a program of contemporary art education to artists or to people without prior artistic experience. In this way, we sought to obtain an indicator of the artistic quality of the images produced by people with dementia. Participants were 122 specialists in art to whom were presented 30 images, 15 works by professional artists and 15 created by people with dementia. For each of the 15 images created by the people with dementia, we calculated the proportion of experts who attributed the image to a professional artist. The results indicated that, in a significant number of cases, which varied according to the images, the experts attributed the images to professional artists. The judgment of the experts reinforcing the idea of the creative potential of people with dementia. Keywords: Art; dementia; artists; creativity.[es] Creatividad artística y demencia. Un estudio de evaluación por expertos Resumen. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar si expertos atribuían a artistas o a personas sin experiencia artística previa una serie de imágenes creadas por personas con demencia que participaban en un programa de educación artística contemporánea. De esta manera, buscamos obtener un indicador de la calidad artística de las imágenes producidas por personas con demencia. Participaron en el trabajo 122 especialistas en arte a los que se presentaron 30 imágenes, 15 obras de artistas profesionales y 15 creadas por personas con demencia. Para cada una de las 15 imágenes creadas por las personas con demencia, calculamos la proporción de expertos que atribuyeron la imagen a un artista profesional. Los resultados indicaron que, en un número significativo de casos, que variaron según las imágenes, los expertos atribuyeron las imágenes a artistas profesionales. El juicio de los expertos refuerza la idea del potencial creativo de las personas con demencia.

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Art galleries, episodic memory and verbal fluency in dementia: An exploratory study.

Eekelaar

Camic

Springham

2012

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

138

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“…Individuals engaged in this program are guided by trained facilitators to recreate memories, tell stories, and socialize through expression with watercolors and acrylics on various papers [ 46 ]. By expressing pleasure verbally and nonverbally, individuals demonstrate increased self-esteem with having created something of value to self and others [ 46 ].…”

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Early Stage Dementia: Maximizing Self-Direction and Health

Cotter

Teixeira

2016

Dementia Care

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An estimated 5.2 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia however the number of newly diagnosed individuals is expected to double by the year 2050 [ 1 ]. Early stage AD (mild cognitive decline) refers to people in the beginning stages of the disease who experience the following symptoms: noticeable problems coming up with the right word or name, trouble remembering names when introduced to new people, noticeably greater diffi culty performing tasks in social or work settings, forgetting material that one has just read, losing or misplacing a valuable object, and increasing trouble with planning or organizing [ 2 ].Another term, early-onset AD (often confused with early stage AD), is not defi ned by the stage of the disease, but by how it affects people younger than age 65. The prevalence of early stage AD is unclear. Increasing awareness of the disease and its earliest signs, as well as emerging advancements in technology, through brain imaging and biomarker measures, have led to earlier diagnosis of AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition that often precedes AD. As individuals are increasingly diagnosed at earlier stages of dementia, they are able to communicate their needs, concerns, and preferences. Coping in Early Stage DementiaA diagnosis of early stage dementia typically results in feelings of loss, social stigma and uncertainty, placing major demands on the coping strategies for the individual [ 3 -7 ]. Both the person with early stage dementia and the care partner acknowledge loss similar to the process of adjustment in grief [ 8 ]. Individuals with early stage dementia attempt to manage the illness and its emotional impact through a series of processes that progress through stages of awareness, coping, and evaluation. Through varying levels of awareness, they acknowledge and actively seek to understand and adjust to current and future loss of memory, independence, previous roles and lifestyle, as well as feelings of depression and frustration [ 9 , 10 ].The person with early stage dementia can describe a range of specifi c ways in which they cope with the diagnosis and demands of everyday life, if given the opportunity to express them self [ 8 ]. The expression of awareness of impairment and functioning made by the person with dementia and the care partner are infl uenced by

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“…However a later review of the dementia literature [12] identified at least 11 measures of Quality of Life, or wellbeing. The study's analysis of the pyschometric properties, correlation with other methods, sensitivity to change and practical utility singled out the Greater Cincinnati Chapter Well-Being Tool [13] as best, but noted that the more recently developed AwareCare [14] also showed superior results as well as being freely available online (http://reach.bangor.ac.uk/AwareCare.pdf).…”

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Positive design of smart interactive fabric artifacts for people with dementia

Mann

Oatley

2017

2017 IEEE 5th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH)

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Abstract-Confronting the expected rise of dementia as a major health care problem raises many questions about the best ways to adapt the health system to deal with it. To the extent that intelligent assistive technologies can help, there seems to be value in comforting fabric artifacts enhanced by electronic games and activities designed to support, engage and entertain people with dementia. Local cottage industries which now support the creation of textile crafts should be empowered to scale up to meet the growing demand for such products. New design concepts are required to accomplish this in the face of rising costs and limited resources. This paper proposes a four-step design process that meets this need, and provides practical suggestions about how it could be applied in this context. A number of examples are included.

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Memories in the Making©: Outcome-based evaluation of an art program for individuals with dementing illnesses

Cited by 67 publications

References 11 publications

Art galleries, episodic memory and verbal fluency in dementia: An exploratory study.

Art galleries, episodic memory and verbal fluency in dementia: An exploratory study.

Early Stage Dementia: Maximizing Self-Direction and Health

Positive design of smart interactive fabric artifacts for people with dementia

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