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Museum object handling

A health-promoting community-based activity for dementia care

Bibliographic Data

ID4228014
AuthorsPaul M Camic (0000-0002-4444-6544, Canterbury Christ Church University), Sabina Hulbert (0000-0002-3247-7271, Canterbury Christ Church University), Jeremy Kimmel (Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery, UK), Jeremy D Kimmel (Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery)
Year2019
Volume24
Issue6
Pages787-798
Publication date2019-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105316685899
PMID28810373
OpenAlexW2568862297
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited23

In a quasi-experimental design ( N = 80), this study examined the wellbeing impact of handling museum artefacts, by testing for differences across domain, time, gender and stages of dementia. The results indicated that people with early and moderate impairment showed positive increases in wellbeing, regardless of the type of dementia but those with early stage dementia showed larger positive increases in wellbeing. We can feel confident that for most people with early- to middle-stage dementia, handling museum objects in a supportive group environment increases subjective wellbeing and should be considered part of a health promotion strategy in dementia care

Dementia · Disease · Health promotion · Promotion (chess · Public health · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Medicine · Nursing · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Gerontology

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