An Art Gallery Access Programme for people with dementia: 'You do it for the moment'

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMacPherson, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorBird, Michael
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Katrina
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Terri
dc.contributor.authorBlair, Annaliese
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:39:51Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2024-04-21T08:16:24Z
dc.description.abstractObjectives: People with dementia often have decreased opportunities to engage in higher level intellectual or sensory activities. This programme investigated the effect of taking people with dementia to discuss artworks at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA). Method: Fifteen people from the community and eight from residential care attended the gallery once a week for 6 weeks. They discussed artworks with NGA Educators trained in dementia skills. Sessions were filmed and the level of engagement analysed using time sampling methods. Focus groups with participants, carers, and educators provided qualitative data. Results: Participants were engaged from the outset and remained engaged. They became animated, gained confidence and were able to discuss and interact with the artworks and the social process. This included the more impaired RACF groups, who were more withdrawn or behaviourally disturbed in their usual environment, raising the concept of excess disability. In focus groups these participants had impoverished memory for the programme but community participants remembered it with pleasure and wanted it to continue. Carers confirmed these sentiments but reported no lasting change in participants. Educators spoke mostly about what they had learned, including new ways to present to other clients. Conclusion: The programme went beyond many dementia activities. Despite no evidence for lasting effects, all involved wanted the programme to continue. A carer quote: You do it for the moment encapsulates a sense that an activity is worthwhile even if it gives benefit only whilst running. The programme is continuing and expanding.
dc.identifier.issn1360-7863
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/36256
dc.publisherCarfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group
dc.sourceAging and Mental Health
dc.subjectKeywords: adult; aged; art; article; behavior; clinical article; community; dementia; female; health educator; health program; human; information processing; intelligence; male; memory; motor performance; priority journal; qualitative analysis; residential area; sa Activity; Excess disability; Psychosocial intervention; Quality of life
dc.titleAn Art Gallery Access Programme for people with dementia: 'You do it for the moment'
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue5
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage752
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage744
local.contributor.affiliationMacPherson, Sarah, NSW Greater Southern Area Health Service
local.contributor.affiliationBird, Michael, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationAnderson, Katrina, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationDavis, Terri, NSW Greater Southern Area Health Service
local.contributor.affiliationBlair, Annaliese, NSW Greater Southern Area Health Service
local.contributor.authoremailu3104128@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidBird, Michael, u9404548
local.contributor.authoruidAnderson, Katrina, u3104128
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor111714 - Mental Health
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4201517xPUB134
local.identifier.citationvolume13
local.identifier.doi10.1080/13607860902918207
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-70449086027
local.identifier.thomsonID000271511800012
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4201517
local.type.statusPublished Version

Downloads

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
01_MacPherson_An_Art_Gallery_Access_2009.pdf
Size:
148.74 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

ANU Research Publications

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2024 LYRASIS