Subjective wellbeing in people living with dementia: exploring processes of multiple object handling sessions in a museum setting.

ABSTRACT: Background: Dementia care guidance highlights the importance of supporting people living with dementia to access engaging and meaningful activities to promote their quality of life. There is a growing evidence base for the efficacy of heritage settings and arts-based interventions to provide social prescribing opportunities to help support wellbeing in this population. This study extended previous research and explored the potential processes underlying this effect in multiple small group object handling sessions in a museum setting.    Methods: A mixed-methods design was used comprising a measure of subjective wellbeing and thematic analysis to explore in-the-moment session content across multiple sessions. Four people with dementia participated in three, one-hour group object handling se

SUBMITTER: Camic PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8215562 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature