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| Connecting socially isolated older rural adults with older volunteers through expressive arts | | Author(s) | Ann MacLeod, Mark W Skinner, Fay Wilkinson, Heather Reid |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 35, no 1, March 2016 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, March 2016 |
| Pages | pp 14-27 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Isolation [elderly] ; Cultural activities ; Therapy ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Voluntary workers ; Well being ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Employing a participatory arts-based research approach the present study examined an innovative programme from rural Ontario, Canada, designed to address social isolation among older people. Older socially isolated adults were matched to trained volunteers where in dyads, the eight pairs created expressive art in their home setting over the course of ten home visits. With thematic and narrative inquiry the study analysed the experiences and perceptions of the programme leader, older participants and older volunteers via their artistic creations, weekly logs, evaluations and field notes. The findings revealed a successful intervention that positively influenced the well-being of older adult participants and older volunteers, especially in regards to relationships, personal development and creating meaning as well as extending the intervention's impact beyond the programme's duration. The authors discuss opportunities for similar programmes to inform policy and enable positive community-based health and social service responses to rural social isolation. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160520211 A |
| Classmark | F:TP: H4: LO: GHH: QV: D:F:5HH: 7S |
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