Connecting reminiscence, art making and cultural heritage: A pilot art-for-dementia care programme

The incidence of dementia in Singapore is increasing and strategies to care for people with dementia are necessary. Let’s Have Tea at the Museum is a pilot participatory visual art programme designed for clients at an Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA) Singapore day care centre. The programme, wh...

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Main Author: Tan, Michael Koon Boon
Other Authors: School of Art, Design and Media
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Language:English
Published: 2018
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-891842020-02-26T14:40:56Z Connecting reminiscence, art making and cultural heritage: A pilot art-for-dementia care programme Tan, Michael Koon Boon School of Art, Design and Media Alzheimer’s Disease Cultural Heritage The incidence of dementia in Singapore is increasing and strategies to care for people with dementia are necessary. Let’s Have Tea at the Museum is a pilot participatory visual art programme designed for clients at an Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA) Singapore day care centre. The programme, which combines reminiscence with art-making, aims at enabling participants to further explore the heritage collection at the Peranakan Museum to reawaken memories and promote personal expression. This study involved eight participants (seven females and one male) all aged 70 years and older, with early-stage or moderate-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Video recordings and journal entries were collected to study the effects of the programme on the participants. Data were analysed and interpreted using a grounded theory approach to identify general themes and facilitate focused analyses. The three themes identified in this study that support the benefits of the programme include the following: (1) fostering space for self-discovery, growth and socializing; (2) art as a resource for multi-sensorial engagement and stimulation; and (3) encouraging play and boosting morale. Further use and development of the programme is recommended as a strategy to care for and enrich the lives of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Accepted version 2018-05-18T05:42:37Z 2019-12-06T17:19:43Z 2018-05-18T05:42:37Z 2019-12-06T17:19:43Z 2018 2018 Journal Article Tan, M. K. B. (2018). Connecting reminiscence, art making and cultural heritage: A pilot art-for-dementia care programme. Journal of Applied Arts & Health, 9(1), 25-36. 2040-2457 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89184 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44829 10.1386/jaah.9.1.25_1 208090 en Journal of Applied Arts & Health © 2018 Intellect. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Journal of Applied Arts & Health, Intellect. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jaah.9.1.25_1]. 13 p. application/pdf
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topic Alzheimer’s Disease
Cultural Heritage
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Cultural Heritage
Tan, Michael Koon Boon
Connecting reminiscence, art making and cultural heritage: A pilot art-for-dementia care programme
description The incidence of dementia in Singapore is increasing and strategies to care for people with dementia are necessary. Let’s Have Tea at the Museum is a pilot participatory visual art programme designed for clients at an Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA) Singapore day care centre. The programme, which combines reminiscence with art-making, aims at enabling participants to further explore the heritage collection at the Peranakan Museum to reawaken memories and promote personal expression. This study involved eight participants (seven females and one male) all aged 70 years and older, with early-stage or moderate-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Video recordings and journal entries were collected to study the effects of the programme on the participants. Data were analysed and interpreted using a grounded theory approach to identify general themes and facilitate focused analyses. The three themes identified in this study that support the benefits of the programme include the following: (1) fostering space for self-discovery, growth and socializing; (2) art as a resource for multi-sensorial engagement and stimulation; and (3) encouraging play and boosting morale. Further use and development of the programme is recommended as a strategy to care for and enrich the lives of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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