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| Role of art centres for Aboriginal Australians living with dementia in remote communities | | Author(s) | Melissa Lindeman, Paulene Mackell, Xiaoping Lin |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 36, no 2, June 2017 |
| Publisher | Wiley, June 2017 |
| Pages | pp 128-133 |
| Source | http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups [elderly] ; Dementia ; Cultural activities ; Rural areas ; Australia ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The objective of this study was to explore the role art centres in remote communities play for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living with dementia. A comprehensive literature search was undertaken with no restrictions on articles regarding year of publication. Art programmes were found to be of benefit to both people living with dementia and their carers, particularly when programmes were administered in environments that were culturally revered. Findings indicated that remote art centres play a key role in maintaining traditions, culture and practices unique to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, but there is a gap in knowledge regarding how they cater for the needs of people with dementia. Addressing this gap will be helpful in remote areas where prevalence of dementia is up to five times that of non-Aboriginal people, and there are limited health and support services. Further research is required to explore strengths and gaps of current practices. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170728219 A |
| Classmark | F:TK: EA: H4: RL: 7YA: 64A |
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