TY - JOUR
T1 - Visual Arts Education improves self-esteem for persons with dementia and reduces caregiver burden
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Richards, Allan G.
AU - Tietyen, Ann C.
AU - Jicha, Gregory A.
AU - Bardach, Shoshana H.
AU - Schmitt, Frederick A.
AU - Fardo, David W.
AU - Kryscio, Richard J.
AU - Abner, Erin L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - A Visual Arts Education program was tested among 26 pairs of persons with dementia and their caregivers. Pairs were randomized to Visual Arts Education or control groups, and each group met once per week for two months (8 weeks) to participate in activities with a trained arts instructor. Groups were assessed at baseline, two months, and six months. The Visual Arts Education group received instruction and produced a different type of artistic work each week. The pedagogical strategy was designed so that each activity was increasingly novel, challenging, and complex. The control group viewed slide shows, participated in discussions about art, and made paintings. At the six-month follow-up, significant improvements in caregiver burden and self-esteem for the persons with dementia were found in the Visual Arts Education group. The Visual Arts Education pedagogical approach shows the potential for effectiveness for improving quality of life for persons with dementia and their caregivers.
AB - A Visual Arts Education program was tested among 26 pairs of persons with dementia and their caregivers. Pairs were randomized to Visual Arts Education or control groups, and each group met once per week for two months (8 weeks) to participate in activities with a trained arts instructor. Groups were assessed at baseline, two months, and six months. The Visual Arts Education group received instruction and produced a different type of artistic work each week. The pedagogical strategy was designed so that each activity was increasingly novel, challenging, and complex. The control group viewed slide shows, participated in discussions about art, and made paintings. At the six-month follow-up, significant improvements in caregiver burden and self-esteem for the persons with dementia were found in the Visual Arts Education group. The Visual Arts Education pedagogical approach shows the potential for effectiveness for improving quality of life for persons with dementia and their caregivers.
KW - caregiving
KW - dementia
KW - pedagogy
KW - randomized controlled trial
KW - visual arts education
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U2 - 10.1177/1471301218769071
DO - 10.1177/1471301218769071
M3 - Article
C2 - 29653492
AN - SCOPUS:85045325261
SN - 1471-3012
VL - 18
SP - 3130
EP - 3142
JO - Dementia
JF - Dementia
IS - 7-8
ER -