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Intergenerational programs for persons with dementia
— a scoping review | | Author(s) | Bethany Galbraith, Hannah Larkin, Aynsley Moorhouse, Tamara Oomen |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 58, no 4, May-June 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, May-June 2015 |
| Pages | pp 357-378 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family relationships ; Multi generation families ; Children ; Well being ; Therapeutics ; Social work. |
| Annotation | Participation in intergenerational programmes can have a positive impact on quality of life and well-being across age groups. This study sought to examine the characteristics, goals and outcomes of intergenerational programmes for persons with dementia and children or youth. 679 unique abstracts were identified through a search of various literary sources and of these, 27 articles met criteria for review. Articles must have gathered information on programme design, goals, outcomes or participants' perceptions. Overall, three themes emerged: programme design, outcomes for child or youth participants, and outcomes for persons with dementia. Music, arts-based, and narrative programmes were most common. Outcomes included effects on perceptions of ageing and dementia, behaviour, mood, engagement and sense of self. The use of qualitative and quantitative data, as well as descriptive articles, provided a richer picture of the relational features of intergenerational programmes to emerge. The type of programme had less of an impact on positive outcomes than if the activity was meaningful for participants and supported shared opportunities for relationship building and growth. The relationship-based skill set and scope of social work practitioners provided opportunity for the development, facilitation and evaluation of intergenerational programmes. The difficulties of establishing best practices due to methodological challenges and implications for further research are presented. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150619218 A |
| Classmark | EA: DS:SJ: SJC: SBC: D:F:5HH: LL: IG |
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