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| Id | 730 | |
| Author | Camic P.M., Baker E.L., Tischler V. | |
| Title | Theorizing how art gallery interventions impact people with dementia and their caregivers | |
| Reference | Camic P.M., Baker E.L., Tischler V.; Theorizing how art gallery interventions impact people with dementia and their caregivers ;Gerontologist vol:56 issue: 6 page:1033.0 |
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| Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85014617346&doi=10.1093%2fgeront%2fgnv063&partnerID=40&md5=1a246cbfd1a1999e97f256ede42cc4b9 |
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| Abstract | Purpose of Study: Dementia refers to a variety of diseases that are characterized by cognitive difficulties and an overall decline in daily living skills. Psychologically informed arts and health programs may be particularly beneficial ways of improving the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers. This study sought to better understand how programs at contemporary and traditional art galleries might play a role in the lives of people with dementia. Design and Methods: Participants included 12 people with mild-to-moderate dementia, their 12 caregivers and 4 gallery facilitators. Those with dementia and their caregivers were engaged in art viewing followed by art making over an 8-week period. Data, collected through postintervention interviews with participants, field notes and extensive written communication between the facilitators and research team, were analyzed using grounded theory methodology to theorize how gallerybased interventions affect people with dementia and those who care for them. Results: The emerging theory has four primary components: the art gallery is seen as being a physically valued place that provides intellectual stimulation and offers opportunities for social inclusion that can change how dementia is perceived. These components coalesced to create positive emotional and relational effects for those with dementia and caregivers. Implications: The resulting theory has potential implications for the use of gallery-based programs in dementia care within public health, healthcare, and museum/art gallery policy and practice. © The Author 2015. |
Theorizing how art gallery interventions impact people with dementia and their caregivers. For example the open codes of art becoming accessible overwhelming and feelings of discomfort contributed to the subcategory of engagement as they reflected different perspectives of how the intervention affected a sense of engaging with art. Significantly there was a sense that it was about departing from the usual everyday activities/place It gave them a structure that was beyond their everyday structures. So whilet the experience was valued and future visits planned for some the burden of day-to-day care demands overshadowed perceived benefits of the gallery experience. Theory development took into consideration the coding families described by Glaser which considered the causes contexts contingencies consequences covariances and conditions that need to be addressed: The special valued and different context of the gallery setting enabled an intellectually stimulating learning experience to take place for both the person with a dementia and their caregiver; this stimulation contributed to feelings of engagement and a growing sense of competency.
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