Accessible virtual arts recreation for wellbeing promotion in long-term care residents

Kelly Murphy; Swathi Swaminathan; Elizabeth Howard; Aviva Altschuler; Jessica Rogan; Olivier Beauchet; Kate Dupuis; Liisa Galea; David Hogan; Navena Lingum; Gillian Rowe; Lia Tsotsos; Ala Szczepura; Walter Wittich; Feng Xie; Lynn Hasher

doi:10.1177/0733464820967195

Accessible virtual arts recreation for wellbeing promotion in long-term care residents

Kelly Murphy, Swathi Swaminathan, Elizabeth Howard, Aviva Altschuler, Jessica Rogan, Olivier Beauchet, Kate Dupuis, Liisa Galea, David Hogan, Navena Lingum, Gillian Rowe, Lia Tsotsos, Ala Szczepura, Walter Wittich, Feng Xie, Lynn Hasher

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Abstract

The efficacy of a technology-driven visual arts recreation activity, delivered virtually, was evaluated for its potential to achieve positive impacts, similar to traditional arts-interventions, on wellbeing in long-term care residents. Thirty-one residents (average age 86.8 years; SD = 9.4) engaged with the arts-intervention for 30-minutes, twice weekly, for 6 weeks with either a partner or as part of a group. Wellbeing indicators included self-reported psychological and health-related wellness, and attention capacity. Binomial tests of postintervention change revealed a significant above-chance probability of improvement in one or more wellbeing indicators (p < .05). Postparticipation feedback survey scores were positive (p < .05). Cognitive status did not influence outcome; however, other participant characteristics such as younger age, higher openness-to-experience (personality trait), and lower baseline mood were significantly associated with positive response to the intervention (p < .05). Findings demonstrate technology may be an effective platform for promoting accessibility to beneficial arts-interventions for older adults.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	519-528
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Applied Gerontology
Volume	40
Issue number	5
Early online date	26 Oct 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820967195
Publication status	Published - May 2021

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successful aging
technology
wellbeing

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Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Murphy, K., Swaminathan, S., Howard, E., Altschuler, A., Rogan, J., Beauchet, O., Dupuis, K., Galea, L., Hogan, D., Lingum, N., Rowe, G., Tsotsos, L., Szczepura, A., Wittich, W., Xie, F., & Hasher, L. (2021). Accessible virtual arts recreation for wellbeing promotion in long-term care residents. Journal of Applied Gerontology , 40(5), 519-528. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820967195

Murphy, K, Swaminathan, S, Howard, E, Altschuler, A, Rogan, J, Beauchet, O, Dupuis, K, Galea, L, Hogan, D, Lingum, N, Rowe, G, Tsotsos, L, Szczepura, A, Wittich, W, Xie, F & Hasher, L 2021, 'Accessible virtual arts recreation for wellbeing promotion in long-term care residents', Journal of Applied Gerontology , vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 519-528. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820967195

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