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Creative Expressive Abilities in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: Are Creative Activities Better?

Fox, Emily M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1366750974

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2013, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
Creative arts programming is increasingly being used in nursing homes to improve quality of life for residents with dementia. After observing residents with dementia participating in creative activities and “traditional” activities, data from the Creative Expressive Abilities Assessment (CEAA) were analyzed to determine if participants were better able to express themselves during creative activities. Seven items from the CEAA were selected to encompass dimensions of creative expression related to attention, verbal communication, nonverbal communication, self-esteem, decision making, and emotions. Paired t-tests were used in order to compare each resident’s scores on creative activities to the same resident’s scores on traditional activities. Results indicate that residents were more attentive and more able to communicate emotions during creative activities, whereas the other items showed little difference between creative and traditional activities. Future studies should explore why it is that creative activities are better able to facilitate these types of expression.
Suzanne Kunkel, PhD (Committee Chair)
Jane Straker, PhD (Committee Member)
Jennifer Bulanda, PhD (Committee Member)
Gerontology
creative expression; nursing home; dementia; art therapy; music therapy; creative arts activities

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  • Fox, E. M. (2013). Creative Expressive Abilities in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: Are Creative Activities Better? [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1366750974

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fox, Emily. Creative Expressive Abilities in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: Are Creative Activities Better? 2013. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1366750974.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fox, Emily. "Creative Expressive Abilities in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: Are Creative Activities Better?" Master's thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1366750974

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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