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Lost in Art too
— challenging perceptions of dementia | | Author(s) | Samantha Gregory, Gill Windle |
| Journal title | Journal of Dementia Care, vol 21, no 5, September/October 2013 |
| Publisher | Hawker Publications, September/October 2013 |
| Pages | pp 23-25 |
| Source | www.careinfo.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cultural activities ; Participation ; Attitude ; Schoolchildren ; Projects ; Denbighshire. |
| Annotation | The art participation project 'Lost in Art too' was originally developed for people with dementia and their carers, to provide an enjoyable activity to do together, also to demonstrate the strengths of the person with dementia. The authors report on their evaluation of this innovative project, which was expanded to bring together a group of 15 schoolchildren (aged 9-10 years) to work alongside people with dementia and their carers, with the aim of challenging perceptions about dementia. The main participants were five people with mild to moderate dementia, three of whom attended with family members. The two-hour weekly sessions took place at Ruthin Craft Centre in Denbighshire, north Wales over 10 weeks. The children participated in focus groups and a thematic analysis of their responses points to: nervousness about attending the session; expectations due to beliefs about people with dementia; enjoyment of working with people with dementia; and opinion change. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130906217 A |
| Classmark | EA: H4: TMB: DP: SBM: 3E: 92E |
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