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Arts, Health and Seniors ProjectHealthy Aging through the Arts
Arts in Healthcare: a SnapshotArts in Healthcare: a SnapshotArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
Arts in HealthArts in Health
Hospital-based
Arts in the Environment
Health-professionalsCommunity-based
Participatory Arts
Art Therapy
Arts in Health Promotion
Community-engaged Arts
Art Therapy
Experiential Arts
Arts with Marginalized Groups
Arts in the Environment
Participatory Arts
Arts and Humanities in education of health
professionals
Health Impacts of Community ArtsHealth Impacts of Community ArtsArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
Baseline Year One
Results from “Creativity and Aging Study” Results from “Creativity and Aging Study” (Cohen, 2006)(Cohen, 2006)
Intervention Group Control Group
Self-rated health status Better than baseline Worse than baseline
Doctor visits per year 9.37 in past year 13.19 in past year
Number of falls Less falls than baseline More falls than baseline
Hip damage Lower than control Higher than intervention
Medication use Slower increase More than baseline
Vision problems Less than baseline No change
Depression (GDS) Lower than control Higher than intervention
Loneliness Lower than control Higher than intervention
Morale Higher than control Lower than intervention
Activity levels 2 more than baseline 2 less than baseline
Project GoalsProject GoalsArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
For artists and seniors to work For artists and seniors to work together to explore new territory together to explore new territory and to create works with meaning and to create works with meaning and power for themselves and for and power for themselves and for the others in their communitiesthe others in their communities
To maintain and/or improve the To maintain and/or improve the health and well-being of the health and well-being of the seniors (all of whom face barriers seniors (all of whom face barriers of some kind) through their of some kind) through their participation in community-participation in community-engaged arts practicesengaged arts practices
To create a supportive To create a supportive environment for community environment for community engaged arts practices and engaged arts practices and increase their use within centres increase their use within centres for community programming and for community programming and healthcare environmentshealthcare environments
To demonstrate the positive To demonstrate the positive impact of participation in arts impact of participation in arts based activities on the health and based activities on the health and well-being of seniors in well-being of seniors in Vancouver and the North ShoreVancouver and the North Shore
Project ActivitiesProject ActivitiesArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
Community-engaged art Community-engaged art workshops (September workshops (September to May)to May)
Theme-based workshops Theme-based workshops (November and June)(November and June)
Arts ExperiencesArts Experiences
Annual Performances and Annual Performances and Exhibitions (April and Exhibitions (April and May)May)
Research and EvaluationResearch and Evaluation
Seniors GroupsSeniors GroupsArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
Renfrew
Silver HarbourStrathcona
Britannia
Process EvaluationProcess EvaluationArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
Document the Document the implementation of the implementation of the projectproject
Provide ongoing monitoring Provide ongoing monitoring of the implementation of the implementation processprocess
Facilitate knowledge-Facilitate knowledge-sharing strategies within sharing strategies within the group and with other the group and with other groupsgroups
Outcome EvaluationOutcome EvaluationArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
Generate evidence of the health and Generate evidence of the health and well-being impact of involvement in well-being impact of involvement in the arts (AHS Research Strategy)the arts (AHS Research Strategy)
Assess other OMF Outcomes of the Assess other OMF Outcomes of the Project including:Project including:
1.1. Increase ability of participant artists and Increase ability of participant artists and seniors workers for engaging in community-seniors workers for engaging in community-arts programming with seniorsarts programming with seniors
2.2. Increase artistic skills among participant Increase artistic skills among participant seniorsseniors
3.3. Exhibitions and performances engaging the Exhibitions and performances engaging the general public and demonstrating role of general public and demonstrating role of seniors as active members of communityseniors as active members of community
4.4. Community learning opportunities (theme-Community learning opportunities (theme-based workshops)based workshops)
Health and well-being researchHealth and well-being researchAHS Outcome EvaluationAHS Outcome Evaluation
Mixed methods approach Mixed methods approach
Combination of quantitative and qualitative Combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches to collect data from artists, approaches to collect data from artists, senior workers and participating seniors: senior workers and participating seniors: participant observation, individual and group participant observation, individual and group interviews, measurement scales, and interviews, measurement scales, and questionnaires and surveysquestionnaires and surveys
This longitudinal study will collect baseline, This longitudinal study will collect baseline, mid-study and post-intervention health data mid-study and post-intervention health data from Jan. 2007- Jan. 08 from Jan. 2007- Jan. 08
Convenience samplingConvenience sampling
Outputs: evaluation, report and data for Outputs: evaluation, report and data for further researchfurther research
How does involvement in community How does involvement in community engaged arts affect the health and well engaged arts affect the health and well being of senior participants: physical health, being of senior participants: physical health, mental health, social function and health mental health, social function and health services use.services use.
Participatory Action ResearchParticipatory Action ResearchArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
Participatory Evaluation Participatory Evaluation of the project of the project
Peer documentation – Peer documentation – stories of seniors by stories of seniors by seniorsseniors
Online journalism, video Online journalism, video documentation, documentation, photography and radiophotography and radio
Community of PracticeCommunity of PracticeArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
Encourage reflective practice Encourage reflective practice and knowledge-sharing and knowledge-sharing among participant artists among participant artists and seniors workersand seniors workers
Face-to-face meetings & Face-to-face meetings & online forumonline forum
Mentoring opportunities for Mentoring opportunities for practitioners outside the practitioners outside the programprogram
Forum started on September Forum started on September 2006; first meeting October 2006; first meeting October 2424thth 2006 2006
Partners and FundersPartners and FundersArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project
Partners and FundersPartners and FundersArts, Health and Seniors ProjectArts, Health and Seniors Project