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| Id | 187 | |
| Author | Poulos, R.G.; Marwood, S.; Harkin, D.; Opher, S.; Clift, S.; Cole, A.M.D.; Rhee, J.; Beilharz, K.; Poulos, C.J. | |
| Title | Arts on prescription for community‐dwelling older people with a range of health and wellness needs | |
| Reference | Poulos RG, Marwood S, Harkin D, Opher S, Clift S, Cole AMD et al. Arts on prescription for community-dwelling older people with a range of health and wellness needs. Health Soc Care Community. 2019;27(2):483–92. |
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| Link to article | https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12669 |
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| Abstract | Published evidence for the role of participatory art in supporting health and well‐being is growing. The Arts on Prescription model is one vehicle by which participatory art can be delivered. Much of the focus of Arts on Prescription has been on the provision of creative activities for people with mental health needs. This Arts on Prescription program, however, targeted community‐dwelling older people with a wide range of health and wellness needs. Older people were referred to the program by their healthcare practitioner. Professional artists led courses in visual arts, photography, dance and movement, drama, singing, or music. Classes were held weekly for 8–10 weeks, with six to eight participants per class, and culminated with a showing of work or a performance. Program evaluation involved pre‐ and postcourse questionnaires, and focus groups and individual interviews. Evaluation data on 127 participants aged 65 years and older were available for analysis. We found that Arts on Prescription had a positive impact on participants. Quantitative findings revealed a statistically significant improvement in the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well‐being Scale (WEMWBS) as well as a statistically significant increase in the level of self‐reported creativity and frequency of creative activities. Qualitative findings indicated that the program provided challenging artistic activities which created a sense of purpose and direction, enabled personal growth and achievement, and empowered participants, in a setting which fostered the development of meaningful relationships with others. This evaluation adds to the evidence base in support of Arts on Prescription by expanding the application of the model to older people with a diverse range of health and wellness needs. |
Arts on prescription for community‐dwelling older people with a range of health and wellness needs. measures of creativity level and fre- quency the wemwbs and measures of the frai ty criteria were repeated with the exception of unintended weight loss since this question related to a -month period ; postprogram data for these variables were drawn from the last postcourse questionnaire com- pleted by a participant. while the role of arts and health through creative participatory or recep- tive interventions has recently been acknowledged by the australian government through its nationa arts and hea th framework indi- cating a supportive policy climate australian government it was our experience that health practitioner knowledge of participa- tory art as a non-medical intervention alongside existing treatments for patients is limited. since our aop program was a funded service rather than a research project we deliberately limited the number of measures at baseline and outcome so as not to bur- den participants. our results suggest a positive im- pact on mental well-being for participants with a diverse range of health and wellness needs.
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