scholarly journals Correlation Between Experiences of Artistic Creative Self-Expression and Life Experiences in Crisis Conditions

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35
Author(s):  
Daiga Kalēja-Gasparoviča
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Creative Development ◽  
Visual Arts Education ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Creative Abilities ◽  
Crisis Conditions ◽  
Creative Self

ABSTRACT Contemporary conditions determine a relationship between the quality of individual’s life andindividually developed creative abilities: the ability to adapt to extraordinary situations andcircumstances of life, flexibility in thought and action. The studies of visual arts provide anopportunity of enriching one’s experience in creative activities, at the same time facilitating thedevelopment of creative abilities. Experiences acquired earlier in life (impressions, low selfesteemand negative experiences) affect artistic creative self-expression and enhanced creativeexperiences, accordingly, affect the quality of life. The aim of the article is to reveal and justify the correlations between the personal experiences of artistic creative self-expression and personal life experiences. Methods used in this study: review of scientific literature and empirical methods: observation and interviews. Individual’s creative personal experiences, acquired through artistic creative work in visual arts have a direct link with the quality of life and its improvement. While studying individual’s opportunities for creative development acquiring the study content of visual arts education through studies and the opportunities for improving the quality of life, strong correlative links between experience, quality of life, creative resources and self-expression have been established.

A Visual Arts Education pedagogical approach for enhancing quality of life for persons with dementia (innovative practice)

Dementia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1244-1251
Author(s):  
Ann C Tietyen ◽  
Allan G Richards
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Visual Arts Education ◽  
Moderate Dementia ◽  
Hands On

A new and innovative pedagogical approach that administers hands-on visual arts activities to persons with dementia based on the field of Visual Arts Education is reported in this paper. The aims of this approach are to enhance cognition and improve quality of life. These aims were explored in a small qualitative study with eight individuals with moderate dementia, and the results are published as a thesis. In this paper, we summarize and report the results of this small qualitative study and expand upon the rationale for the Visual Arts Education pedagogical approach that has shown promise for enhancing cognitive processes and improving quality of life for persons with dementia.

Autonomy, identity and health: defining quality of life in older age

2021 ◽  
pp. medethics-2020-107185
Author(s):  
Sara Kate Heide
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Made In

Defining quality of life is a difficult task as it is a subjective and personal experience. However, for the elderly, this definition is necessary for making complicated healthcare-related decisions. Commonly these decisions compare independence against safety or longevity against comfort. These choices are often not made in isolation, but with the help of a healthcare team. When the patient’s concept of quality of life is miscommunicated, there is a risk of harm to the patient whose best interests are not well understood. In order to bridge this gap in understanding and unite seniors with their caretakers as a cohesive team, we need to establish a definition of quality of life. In this paper, my personal experiences with the elderly will be analysed along with five essays on the topic of ageing. These sources provide clear evidence that quality of life for seniors is majorly determined by the ability to preserve one’s lifelong identity. When making difficult decisions in geriatric healthcare, this greater understanding of the determinants of life quality will allow treatments to best serve the elderly. Defining quality of life allows healthcare providers to shift the focus from minimising disability toward maximising ability. I believe this shift would provide seniors with better health outcomes and properly enhance the quality of their years.

Memory During the Presumed Vegetative State: Implications for Patient Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-510
Author(s):  
NICOLA TAYLOR ◽  
MACKENZIE GRAHAM ◽  
MARK DELARGY ◽  
LORINA NACI
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Vegetative State ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Mental Life ◽  
Successful Performance ◽  
Clinical Criteria

AbstractA growing number of studies show that a significant proportion of patients, who meet the clinical criteria for the diagnosis of the vegetative state (VS), demonstrate evidence of covert awareness through successful performance of neuroimaging tasks. Despite these important advances, the day-to-day life experiences of any such patient remain unknown. This presents a major challenge for optimizing the patient’s standard of care and quality of life (QoL). We describe a patient who, following emergence from a state of complete behavioral unresponsiveness and a clinical diagnosis of VS, reported rich memories of his experience during this time. This case demonstrates the potential for a sophisticated mental life enabled by preserved memory in a proportion of patients who, similarly, are thought to be unconscious. Therefore, it presents an important opportunity to examine the implications for patient QoL and standard of care, both during the period of presumed unconsciousness and after recovery.

Community and hospital residential care: a comparative evaluation

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 92-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome Carson ◽  
Deborah Cullen ◽  
Frank Holloway ◽  
Aisling Towey ◽  
Angela Jumbo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Community Hospital ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Psychological View

AbstractObjective: To compare the quality of care offered by a community hospital hostel and three hospital rehabilitation facilities (two traditional rehabilitation wards and an innovative normalisation unit) for people with longterm mental illnesses.Method: Quality of care is assessed here on three different levels: those of Input using Programme Analysis of Service Systems; Assessment of Care Environments; Process using Ward Management Practices Questionnaire; Attitudes to Treatment Questionnaire; Outcome using Rehabilitation Evaluation Hall and Baker and the Life Experiences Checklist and resident and staff questionnaires. These measures cover a range of perspectives from staff to residents, and include both standardised assessments as well as specific schedules developed for the study.Results: On Input measures, the community hospital hostel had the best scores on the Programme Analysis of Service Systems schedule, which measures the degree to which services meet predetermined normalisation criteria. On the Assessment of Care Environments it also scored favourably against other community facilities. Process measures showed no differences between units in terms of their management practices, all scoring well, but suggested some differences in staff attitudes. Staff in the community hospital hostel had the most medical approach to care, however this was accounted for by the scores of untrained staff. Qualified nurses had a more psychological approach to care. Finally on Output measures, residents in the community hospital hostel were found to be the most disabled on the REHAB scale. Despite this, they had a significantly better quality of life as assessed by the Life Experiences Checklist. Staff in the community hospital hostel had the clearest perceptions of their roles, though there were differences again in how qualified and unqualified staff perceived their work. Residents were generally satisfied with services, though residents in the community hospital hostel and in the hospital normalisation unit had the highest satisfaction levels.Conclusion: The results of this comparative evaluation show that a high standard of care, equal to or surpassing some of the best hospital provision, can be provided in the community. This is despite the fact that the residents in the community hospital hostel were more disabled. Community patients' quality of life is better in a number of domains than their hospital counterparts and even patients initially reticent about the move into the community report higher levels of satisfaction, especially regarding their home environment. There-were interesting differences between trained and unqualified staff in the community hospital hostel. Trained staff had a more psychological view of patient care and felt more supported and appreciated by the team than their untrained colleagues. The implications of these findings for community residential care are discussed.

Life experiences and quality of life of involuntarily childless men in treatment and adoptive fathers

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 497-507
Author(s):  
Saraswathi Bhaskar ◽  
René Hoksbergen ◽  
Anneloes van Baar ◽  
Arun Tipandjan ◽  
Jan ter Laak
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Experiences

Quality of Life Experiences among Women with Atrial Fibrillation: Findings from an Online Survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Everly Macario ◽  
Yukari T. Schneider ◽  
Susan M. Campbell ◽  
Annabelle Santos Volgman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Life Experiences

scholarly journals Atopic Dermatitis: Perspectives and Attitudes of Adult Patients and Affected Child Caregivers Assessed by Focus Group

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-408
Author(s):  
Alberto Mota
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Topical Treatments ◽  
Item Price ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Important dimensions such as personal experiences, attitudes toward disease, its causes and treatments, are not fully addressed in clinical trials. Focus group (FG) has emerged as an interesting and valuable tool in clinical research complementing this gap. The aim of this qualitative research was to assess in both caregivers and patients dealing with atopic dermatitis (AD) their attitudes, personal experiences and perspectives toward the disease and its topical treatment as well as the impact in quality of life (QoL).Material and Methods: For discussion sessions, 10 caregivers of children and 10 adult patients were recruited. Two sessions of FG took place with 3 main themes discussed: perspectives toward AD, topical treatments and the impact in QoL. All activities were recorded in video and the discussions and notes were then transcribed to a document, followed by transcripts analysis.Results: The best descriptive feelings in the moment of diagnosis where “concern” (30%) and “quality of life” (30%) for caregivers and patients, respectively. The actual “positive” emotion or state of mind toward the disease was “overcoming” for caregivers (21%) and “control” for patients (17%). The main “negative or neutral” emotion was “fear” for caregivers (13%) and “resignation” for patients (18%), but when projecting to their child, “frustration” (19%) was the most mentioned. In relation to topical treatments, the mean global satisfaction of caregivers was high for tacrolimus (8.5/10), except in the item “price”. In the case of patients, corticosteroids received a better score (8.0/10), with exception for “tolerability/adverse effects”. Features like “preventive treatment with reduction of flares” and “free of cortisone” were important for both participants in an “ideal topical medicine” setting. All participants showed high levels of negative impact in their QoL due to AD, with 47% and 64.6% considering scores of “very much” and “a lot” of interference, respectively.Conclusion: Qualitative studies in AD by FG are scarce and to our knowledge this is the first one gathering both adult patients and caregivers. The dimensions yielded by this approach are useful to complement data retrieved from clinical trials and to drive decisions from researchers and health authorities.

Misunderstandings about older people fuel corona virus complacency

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-272
Author(s):  
Ellery Altshuler
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Older People ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Personal Experiences

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore public assumptions underlying the apparent disregard for the lives of older people during the coronavirus outbreak. It attempts to dispel myths about quality of life among older people. Design/methodology/approach This paper integrates the author’s personal experiences as a doctor with data collection, which involved general PubMed searches for articles relating to the public response to the effect of coronavirus on older people; beliefs about the lives of older people; and issues of happiness, contentedness and quality of life in older people. Findings Some people have concluded that the lives of older people – which they believe to be of low quality – are worth risking to lessen the economic impact of coronavirus. This morbid calculation is based in part on the assumption that older people are less happy than younger people. In fact, the evidence shows that as people get older, they become significantly happier. Originality/value This paper asks readers to explore their assumptions about ageing and reaffirms the importance of protecting older people in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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