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"Something to get out of bed for"
— creative arts for a happily ageing population | | Author(s) | Paul Cann |
| Journal title | Working With Older People, vol 20, no 4, 2016 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2016 |
| Pages | pp 190-194 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/wwop.htm |
| Keywords | Cultural activities ; Vocal music ; Dancing ; Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Well being ; Loneliness ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper is to relate the growing body of evidence about the impact of creative arts on older people's health and well-being to the debate about active ageing, prevention and demographic change. It draws on a range of researched examples, to illustrate the impact of three different art forms - singing, dance and visual arts - on health and well-being. There is an increasing volume and diversity of evidence that creative arts improve not only personal feelings of well-being, but also key physiological measures. The arts are increasingly recognised as playing a major potential role in the delivery of health and social care interventions. Greater recognition and action are needed from policy makers, commissioners and care providers in health and social care that the arts are not a marginal and elitist avenue, but a mainstream tool supporting older people to remain active, healthy and independent. Importantly, the arts represent a powerful source of motivation, agency and confidence. This paper argues that creative arts should become an integral and more prominent part of ageing policy. An important research challenge remains, to plot cause (arts intervention) and effect (reduced demand on health and care services), if the creative arts are to occupy a central place in commissioning investment at a time of acute financial stringency in the public sector. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170106200 A |
| Classmark | H4: HH6: HNA: CC: F:59: D:F:5HH: DV: TM2 |
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