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| Using art in an intergenerational program to improve students' attitudes toward people with dementia | | Author(s) | Elizabeth Lokon, Yue Li, Jyotsana Parajuli |
| Journal title | Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, vol 38, no 4, 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 407-424 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Students ; Cultural activities ; Social interaction ; Dementia ; Attitude ; Quantitative studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This quantitiative study explored the effects of participating in an intergenerational service learning program called Opening Mind through Arts (OMA) on college students' attitudes toward people with dementia. The study's 156 students were paired one-on-one with older people with dementia, to support the older people's creation of visual art projects; they met weekly for one semester. The Dementia Attitude Scale was administered at the beginning and end of the semester to measure changes in students' attitudes. The students participating in OMA assessed whether their participation made a difference in the degree of change in overall attitudes, knowledge and comfort level toward people with dementia. Results revealed a significant improvement in students' overall attitudes, comfort level and attitude toward people with dementia. The results highlight the importance of intergenerational service learning in improving college students' overall attitudes, and in increasing their confidence and comfort working with people with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180112223 A |
| Classmark | XN: H4: TMA: EA: DP: 3DQ: 7T |
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