Dementia Arts Mapping: observational methods for documenting impacts of poetry and recreation in care settings
November 23rd, 2023
Chicago, IL, United States
In this study, we are inspired by the practice-based observations defined above to seek to better understand the mechanisms underlying participatory arts-based interventions
and their impacts on participants. Our focus is on one of the art forms used in programs for older adults and people with cognitive impairment- poetry.
and their impacts on participants. Our focus is on one of the art forms used in programs for older adults and people with cognitive impairment- poetry.
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ABSTRACT
Background: Long-term care homes for older and disabled adults, including those who are living with dementia, facilitate a diversity of recreational activities and program as social interventions. The relationships between interventional elements and participant impacts are not well understood.
Methods: This paper explores a poetry methodology and reports the findings from a pilot test of Dementia Arts Mapping, a novel ethnographic observational technique, to better understand
impacts of poetry and recreation on people living with dementia in long-term care settings. Between 2017 and 2020, at 17 skilled nursing facilities throughout Wisconsin, researchers situated within care homes observed participants during diverse activities.
Results: We found poetry workshops surpassed other activities in eliciting self-expression.
Conclusions: Dementia Arts Mapping is an effective instrument for generating insights about dementia care and may be further enhanced for future use in research to inform care provision to
foster meaningful engagement with people with dementia.
Background: Long-term care homes for older and disabled adults, including those who are living with dementia, facilitate a diversity of recreational activities and program as social interventions. The relationships between interventional elements and participant impacts are not well understood.
Methods: This paper explores a poetry methodology and reports the findings from a pilot test of Dementia Arts Mapping, a novel ethnographic observational technique, to better understand
impacts of poetry and recreation on people living with dementia in long-term care settings. Between 2017 and 2020, at 17 skilled nursing facilities throughout Wisconsin, researchers situated within care homes observed participants during diverse activities.
Results: We found poetry workshops surpassed other activities in eliciting self-expression.
Conclusions: Dementia Arts Mapping is an effective instrument for generating insights about dementia care and may be further enhanced for future use in research to inform care provision to
foster meaningful engagement with people with dementia.
