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| Author | Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S. | |
| Title | Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community | |
| Reference | Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.; Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community ;Dementia vol:15 issue: 4 page:539.0 |
Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84976371589&doi=10.1177%2f1471301214528927&partnerID=40&md5=4afd81a1ebd2ea611d56f6ff711727e7 |
| Abstract | Arts for health initiatives and networks are being developed in a number of countries and an international literature is emerging on the evidence of their benefits to peoples health, wellbeing and quality of life. Engagement in cultural and creative arts by older people can increase their morale and self-confidence and provides opportunities for social connection. Museums and galleries are increasingly required to justify their expenditure, reach and impact and some are working in partnership with local councils, hospitals, schools and communities to improve access to their collections. There is a body of literature emerging that describes such initiatives but empirical evidence of their benefits is less developed. This article reports an evaluation of an art for health initiative – Coffee, Cake & Culture organised and delivered by Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Museum in 2012 for older people living in a care home and a supported living facility. The study has identified the benefits and impacts of the arts for health programme and its feasibility for older people, with or without diagnosed memory loss – dementia, living in a care home or supported living facility and their care staff. The findings demonstrate there were benefits to the older people and their care staff in terms of wellbeing, social engagement, learning, social inclusion and creativity. These benefits were immediate and continued in the short term on their return home. The majority of older people and care staff had not previously been to the art gallery or museum and the programme encouraged creative arts and cultural appreciation which promoted social inclusion, wellbeing and quality of life. The programme is feasible and important lessons were identified for future planning. Further research involving partnerships of researchers, arts for health curators, artists, care staff, older people and their families is warranted. © 2014, © The Author(s) 2014. |
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| It is social and they are able to chat. . | The residents bonded well with each other and friendships among residents developed as had shared experiences. . | Engagement in cultural and creative arts by older people can increase their morale and self-confidence and provides opportunities for social connection. . | The findings demonstrate there were benefits to the older people and their care staff in terms of wellbeing, social engagement, learning, social inclusion and creativity. . | The overall aim or goal of the programme was to promote wellbeing for older people living in residential care in the community through cultural and creative arts activities by engaging with gallery/museum exhibitions and collections. . | Arts and creative activities form part of social engagement/ involvement and social prescription for health, wellbeing and quality of life within communities. . | The programme was part of the emerging work of the gallery and museum (in-reach and out-reach) with the community to promote access to their collections, share knowledge and learning, social engagement and participation in cultural and creative arts activities. . | It gives them things to talk about with residents and it helps them bond with the residents - builds relationships. . | Arts based activities and interventions have the potential to improve health, wellbeing and quality of life of these populations, address inequalities and social justice. . | It was also stated being able to create their art work was a source of pride. . | The overall aim and goals of the programme and sessions were to promote wellbeing through engaging with the collections/exhibitions, creative activities and social encounters facilitated by staff and artists. . | Methods Aims To identify the benefits and potential impact of an arts for health programme on the wellbeing of older people from supported living and care home populations. . | Other sessions, by comparison, engaged participants artistically and creatively with a range of activities examining artefacts from other cultures, to participating in story making, to making their own individual prints. . | The facilitators needed to engage participants with collections and activities, share knowledge, present information, facilitate discussion, social interaction and engagement, answer questions as well as lead and support the planned creative activities. . | It was noted that exhibits and activities did encourage visitors engagement with their personal and shared history. . | Benefits were not just limited to the visits but continued in terms of friendships between residents, care staff seeing older people in a new light because of social interaction and creative activity. . |
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