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| Author | Young R., Camic P.M., Tischler V. | |
| Title | The impact of community-based arts and health interventions on cognition in people with dementia: A systematic literature review | |
| Reference | Young R., Camic P.M., Tischler V.; The impact of community-based arts and health interventions on cognition in people with dementia: A systematic literature review ;Aging and Mental Health vol:20 issue: 4 page:337.0 |
Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959522454&doi=10.1080%2f13607863.2015.1011080&partnerID=40&md5=cdb70629fce5ab1ef8cf038cb9583e9c |
| Abstract | Objectives: Dementia is a progressive condition, affecting increasing numbers of people, characterised by cognitive decline. The current systematic review aimed to evaluate research pertaining to the impact of arts and health interventions on cognition in people with dementia.Method: A literature search was conducted utilising PsychInfo, Cochrane Reviews, Web of Science, Medline and British Humanities Index databases. Seventeen studies were included in the review, including those related to literary, performing and visual arts.Results: The review highlighted this as an emerging area of research with the literature consisting largely of small-scale studies with methodological limitations including lack of control groups and often poorly defined samples. All the studies suggested, however, that arts-based activities had a positive impact on cognitive processes, in particular on attention, stimulation of memories, enhanced communication and engagement with creative activities.Conclusion: The existent literature suggests that arts activities are helpful interventions within dementia care. A consensus has yet to emerge, however, about the direction for future research including the challenge of measurement and the importance of methodological flexibility. It is suggested that further research address some of these limitations by examining whether the impact of interventions vary depending on cognitive ability and to continue to assess how arts interventions can be of use across the stages of dementia. © 2015 Taylor & Francis. |
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| A welcoming environment where participants feel valued may contribute significantly to how participants respond. . | Results indicated that those in the singing and listening coaching groups experienced significant improvements in mood, orientation, episodic memory, attention, executive function and general cognition. . | One particular area where such research is emerging is the arts. . | Visual art was also found to prompt new learning and intellectual stimulation. . | They suggested that attention-training exercises could lead to cognitive improvements, thereby concluding that arts training might have positive implications for other cognitive processes. . | Whilst encouraging, this theory suggests that a prior interest in the arts may be necessary for such cognitive improvements. . | All studies reviewed here, do however, suggest that community-based arts interventions can have a positive impact on cognitive processes, particularly attention, memory and cognitive engagement. . | All the studies suggested, however, that arts-based activities had a positive impact on cognitive processes, in particular on attention, stimulation of memories, enhanced communication and engagement with creative activities.Conclusion: The existent literature suggests that arts activities are helpful interventions within dementia care. . | Their theory posits that interest in the arts leads to motivation, which in turn leads to sustained attention; it is argued that improvements in attention lead to improvements in other cognitive processes. . | Douglas et al. (2004) recommended arts-based interventions for people with dementia to provide meaningful stimulation, social interaction and improvements in selfesteem. . | His argument is salient if we consider the possible impact of the arts on people with a dementia; he contends that art promotes the exchange of concepts within a social group. . | The above studies, conducted in community centres, day and residential care services, depict a variety of interventions including live music with participation, recorded music, group singing, and rhythm and songs interventions including the use of props and music to cue reminiscence and dance performances and participation. . | It is possible that intellectual stimulation was the result of complex discussions and sustained engagement which occurred during art-viewing. . | It also leads to sustained engagement in activities and encourages spontaneous communication. . | The authors observed people participating in the art programme as well as in other traditional day centre activities such as crafts. . |
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