Subjective experiences of participatory arts engagement of healthy older people and explorations of creative ageing

Public Health ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 53-58
Author(s):  
E. Bradfield
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Arts Engagement ◽  
Participatory Arts

scholarly journals Information and choice of residential care provider for older people: a comparative study in England, the Netherlands and Spain

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1121-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
LISA TRIGG ◽  
STEPHANIE KUMPUNEN ◽  
JACQUETTA HOLDER ◽  
HANS MAARSE ◽  
MERITXELL SOLÉ JUVÉS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Older People ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Decision Making Processes

ABSTRACTThis study compared how older people use quality information to choose residential care providers in England, the Netherlands and Spain (Catalonia). The availability of information varies between each country, from detailed inspection and survey information in the Netherlands, through to a lack of publicly available information in Catalonia. We used semi-structured interviews and group workshops with older people, families and professionals to compare experiences of the decision-making process and quality information, and also to explore what quality information might be used in the future. We found that most aspects of the decision-making experience and preferences for future indicators were similar across the three countries. The use of quality information was minimal across all three, even in England and the Netherlands where information was widely available. Differences arose mainly from factors with the supply of care. Older people were most interested in the subjective experiences of other residents and relatives, rather than ‘hard’ objective indicators of aspects such as clinical care. We find that the amount of publicly available quality information does not in itself influence the decisions or the decision-making processes of older people and their carers. To improve the quality of decisions, more effort needs to be taken to increase awareness and to communicate quality in more accessible ways, including significant support from professionals and better design of quality information.

scholarly journals Older people and creativity: What can a social pedagogical perspective add to this work?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Social Pedagogy ◽  
Psychosocial Challenges ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Participatory Arts

While for some older people longevity is a blessing, for others it is a curse. This article draws on the author’s experience of working through the National Lottery Fund’s Ageing Better programme with groups of older people in Leicester, many of whom are marginalised in terms both of society and under-represented in research. Four psychosocial challenges are identified from this experience: handling change; chronic loneliness; meaninglessness; and loss of a social role. The article explores the significance of creativity whether linked to the participatory arts or creative thinking and problem solving in addressing these challenges. It acknowledges the value of the participatory arts but highlights problems of accessibility and sustainability. The article explores briefly the concept of ‘everyday creativity’ and touches on the underexplored areas of how creativity can link to freeing up some rigidities in mindset and opening older people up to new possibilities. Finally, it examines the principles and practices of social pedagogy. Despite there being very few examples of practice with older people in the UK named as social pedagogy, it is suggested that the perspective is highly relevant to this area of work. Not only do the values and skills match what is needed, but adopting a social pedagogical perspective across the sector might enhance the self-confidence of staff and volunteers, the quality of the work, and provide a much-needed common language. Psychosocial knowledge and skills could, with benefit, be integrated.

scholarly journals Beyond health and well-being: transformation, memory and the virtual in older people’s music and dance

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Wakeling ◽  
Jonathan Clark
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Arts Participation ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Creative Music ◽  
Expressive Activity ◽  
Participatory Arts

Research exploring older people and the participatory arts has tended to focus on notions of biomedical impact, often coupled with appeals to evasive notions of “well-being.” Rather than suggesting such approaches are invalid, this article proposes the need for their extension and proposes an alternative, critical approach to analysing older people’s experience of arts participation. Based on ethnographic participant observation and intensive consultation with a cohort of older people engaged in a programme of creative music and dance, we explore the complex processes and possibilities of transformation that the participatory arts can initiate, examining how performance can create intriguing linkages between past, present and future experiences. Taking a phenomenological approach to the study of memory, recollection, reminiscence and future anticipation, we discuss how arts participation can “actualise” potential memories in older participants, examining how and why this kind of expressive activity animates the idea of “virtual” selves (after Bergson).

Narrative representations of the self: encounters with contemporary visual art

2018 ◽  
pp. 263-284
Author(s):  
Andrew Newman ◽  
Anna Goulding
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Visual Art ◽  
The Self ◽  
North East ◽  
Counter Narrative ◽  
Narrative Representations ◽  
History Of ◽  
Arts Engagement ◽  
Family Class

This chapter explores how and why older people construct narrative identities in response to encounters with contemporary visual art. The respondents rejected the negative characteristics they associated with being old and articulated a more positive counter narrative associated with active and involved older people. The narratives they constructed were also inflected by meta-narratives of family, class and the history of north-east England. This work has implications for arts and cultural policy suggesting that more emphasis be placed on how artworks are consumed. It also provides a greater understanding of the value of arts engagement for older people.

‘I Don’t Think They Knew We Could Do These Sorts of Things’

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 777-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Murray ◽  
Amanda Crummett
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Community Arts ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
Participatory Arts

As people age the character of their social relationships change. There is evidence that older people who reside in disadvantaged communities often experience social isolation, which in turn has been found to be associated with a variety of health problems. This article reports the initial findings from a participatory arts project with a group of older residents of a disadvantaged urban community. It describes how the older residents represented their community and how they perceived the community arts intervention.

scholarly journals Art of Recovery: Displacement, Mental Health, and Wellbeing

Arts ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Emma Rose ◽  
Amanda Bingley ◽  
Macarena Rioseco ◽  
Kirsten Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽  
Global Priority ◽  
Arts And Health ◽  
Arts Engagement ◽  
Participatory Arts

Art of Recovery explores the potential of a participatory arts engagement with place to contribute toward the recovery and reconnection of refugees who experience trauma. The study responded to the international challenge of refugees’ mental health as a global priority as they experience higher prevalence rates of severe mental health disorders in comparison with the general population. The role of participatory arts in contributing toward recovery and reconnection is growing, but policymakers and health professionals are constrained by the lack of research exploring its benefits. We worked with 14 participants in four participatory arts workshops exploring the benefits of artwork focusing on remembered or imagined healing places. A qualitative thematic analysis of the artwork drew on Herman’s theory of recovery identifying “remembrance”, “mourning”, and “reconnection” to assess the elements of potential recovery, including aspects of the participants’ experience of transition between their homeland and the United Kingdom (UK), and new social connections. In conclusion, the study suggests that participating in a group making artworks of places associated with safety may contribute to processes of transition and social connectedness, prompting in turn feelings of wellbeing. The study offers insights into arts and health issues of interest to refugee-supporting communities, health professionals and policymakers.

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