Successful Aging And Creativity In Later Life

Fisher, Bradley J.; Specht, Diana K

doi:10.1016/s0890-4065(99)00021-3

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“…Some met regularly with like-minded others at local exhibitions. Visual art-making and music-making have been welcomed as a source of social connectedness by older people regardless of their levels of health (Fisher & Specht, 1999;Hays & Minichiello, 2005;Reynolds, 2010), which is a theme that resonates with this study's findings.…”

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“…This finding is supported by the theory of Atchley (1999) who proposed that continuity of identity and occupation preserves older people's well-being. Older people in previous studies have also described their visual art-making as promoting self-esteem and ongoing personal development (Fisher & Specht, 1999;Reynolds, 2010), although most of those interviewed in previous studies were living with good health rather than with a painful incurable illness.…”

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Visual art-making as a resource for living positively with arthritis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of older women's accounts

Reynolds

Vivat

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2011

Journal of Aging Studies

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This study explored whether and how visual art-making, as a leisure activity, provided a coping resource for older women affected by arthritis. Twelve older women (aged 62-81) were interviewed. They had lived with arthritis for many years, and engaged in arts and crafts regularly. Transcripts were explored through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three main themes were identified. Firstly, most participants experienced artmaking as a powerful means of controlling arthritis pain, through deep concentration, and through use of color and imagery. Secondly, participants experienced art-making as encouraging sustained attention to the outside world, offering psychological escape from the confines of the body and home. Thirdly, art-making protected and promoted identity, for example, through integrating current and former selves, enabling participants to express and re-experience certain valued memories, and engage in personal development.Some participants felt able to celebrate positive difference from others, on the basis of their art rather than their illness.

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Visual art-making as a resource for living positively with arthritis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of older women's accounts

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Vivat

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2011

Journal of Aging Studies

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“…This phenomenological study identified a number of themes similar to those presented in a previous study by Fisher and Specht (1999). The earlier study found that older artists (who were all exhibiting their artwork publicly) regarded their creativity as enabling them to stay involved and connected to others, and confident about meeting new challenges.…”

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“…The study Fisher and Specht (1999) suggested that visual art-making in later life contributes to well-being in several ways. They carried out interviews with 36 people aged 60-93 years who were presenting their artwork in a Senior Art Exhibition.…”

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‘Colour and communion’: Exploring the influences of visual art-making as a leisure activity on older women's subjective well-being

Reynolds

2010

Journal of Aging Studies

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. 'Colour and communion': Exploring the influences of visual art-making as a leisure activity on older women's subjective well-being. Journal of Aging Studies, 24(2),[135][136][137][138][139][140][141][142][143] 'Colour and communion': exploring the influences of visual art-making as a leisure activity on older women's subjective well-being AbstractResearch into the subjective experience of art-making for older people is limited, and has focused mostly on professional artists rather than amateurs. This study examined older women's motives for visual art-making. Thirty-two participants aged 60-86 years old were interviewed. Twelve lived with chronic illness; twenty reported good health. Nearly all had taken up art after retirement; two had since become professional artists. Participants described their art-making as enriching their mental life, promoting enjoyment of the sensuality of colour and texture, presenting new challenges, playful experimentation, and fresh ambitions. Art also afforded participants valued connections with the world outside the home and immediate family. It encouraged attention to the aesthetics of the physical environment, preserved equal status relationships, and created opportunities for validation. Art-making protected the women's identities, helping them to resist the stereotypes and exclusions which are commonly encountered in later life.

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“…En la práctica, sin embargo, la demencia puede implicar una considerable disminución de las oportunidades para hacer efectivo este derecho, puesto que se ha constatado como un factor relacionado negativamente con la participación de las personas en actividades culturales y artísticas (Paillard-Borg, Wang, Winblad, & Fratiglioni, 2009). Y esto a pesar de que diversos estudios han puesto de manifiesto una relación positiva entre la participación en este tipo de actividades y la salud y el bienestar a lo largo de los procesos de envejecimiento (Cohen, 2009;Cohen et al, 2006;Fisher & Specht, 1999;Wikström, 2002).…”

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Una experiencia de educación artística contemporánea para personas con demencia. El Proyecto AR.S: Arte y Salud

Ullán

2012

Arte Individ. Soc.

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Resumen:En este trabajo se presenta un programa de educación artística contemporánea para personas con demencia temprana. Se describen los presupuestos sobre los que se diseñó el contenido del programa y la organización de las actividades que formaron parte del mismo. La demencia no supuso impedimento para la participación en el programa, que fue una oportunidad para la creatividad, el aprendizaje, el disfrute y la comunicación. Se observó un elevado compromiso de los participantes en las actividades propuestas y un interés alto por aprender cosas nuevas. Asimismo se observó satisfacción de los participantes durante el proceso creativo y con sus resultados. Las actividades artísticas reforzaron sentimientos de capacidad de las personas con demencia temprana participantes y transmitieron una imagen positiva de ellas mismas. Facilitar el acceso al arte y a la educación artística a personas con demencia temprana puede contribuir a hacer efectivos sus derechos y a mejorar los sistemas de cuidado. Los resultados de la experiencia que se expone nos llevan a considerar que el arte debería formar parte de los cuidados de las personas con demencia puesto que las actividades artísticas pueden ampliar los recursos cognitivos y emocionales de quienes las llevan a cabo, ofreciéndoles nuevas oportunidades para el aprendizaje, para el desarrollo de habilidades, para compartir con los demás ideas y el resultado del trabajo, y para disfrutar intensamente de su implicación en un proceso creativo. Palabras clave: arte, educación artística, demencia, Alzheimer.Ullán Ana M. 2011. Una experiencia de educación artística contemporánea para personas con demencia. El proyecto AR.S: arte y salud. Arte, Individuo y Sociedad. Vol. 23, Núm. Especial,[77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88]. Abstract:In this work, a contemporary artistic education program for people with early dementia is presented. The assumptions on which the design of the program content was based and the organization of the activities included therein are described. Dementia was not an impediment to participate in the program, which was an opportunity for creativity, learning, enjoyment, and communication. A high level of parti-1 Este proyecto ha sido financiado por el

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Successful Aging And Creativity In Later Life

Cited by 226 publications

References 16 publications

Visual art-making as a resource for living positively with arthritis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of older women's accounts

Visual art-making as a resource for living positively with arthritis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of older women's accounts

‘Colour and communion’: Exploring the influences of visual art-making as a leisure activity on older women's subjective well-being

Una experiencia de educación artística contemporánea para personas con demencia. El Proyecto AR.S: Arte y Salud

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