回艺 (huí yì) : exploring art-based life review to support the relocation process for seniors with dementia in nursing homes
Relocation to a nursing home is often a very stressful process for seniors with dementia. Moreover, the lack of support to ease the relocation process results in relocation stress and a negative impact on their psychosocial wellbeing. The first part of the current study was dedicated to understan...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/77269 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Relocation to a nursing home is often a very stressful process for seniors with dementia.
Moreover, the lack of support to ease the relocation process results in relocation stress and a
negative impact on their psychosocial wellbeing. The first part of the current study was dedicated
to understanding the experiences of relocation in Singapore through semi-structured interviews
with 12 nursing home residents. Qualitative interview data collected were analysed. Five themes
emerged and were grouped into the three main phases of the relocation process: Preinstitutionalisation, Transition, and Post-institutionalisation. Subsequently, the 12 residents
participated in a 6-weeks art-based life review intervention, which encouraged them to engage in
art-making and storytelling to co-create their individualised Life Review Art Book. To evaluate
the intervention, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed. Results from
quantitative analysis revealed overall improvements in psychosocial and spiritual wellbeing.
Additionally, through qualitative analysis, a framework was developed to highlight five major
themes on art-based life review: Intergenerational Learning, Identity Reconstruction, Affective
Atmospheres, Personal Growth and Personal Biography. Accompanying each major theme, a key
attribute of art-based life review was also identified to explain how the major theme contributed
to the enhancement of wellbeing. Findings from the current study not only provides further
insights into the relocation process of seniors with dementia in Singapore, the theoretical
framework that was developed also helped to conceptualise how the art-based life review
intervention potentially supports relocation and informed practices. |
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