TY - JOUR
T1 - Using the arts for awareness, communication and knowledge translation in older adulthood
T2 - a scoping review
AU - Archibald, Mandy M.
AU - Kitson, Alison L.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Background: The arts are powerful methods of enhancing social engagement and well-being in older adulthood. Literature on arts utility in translating knowledge about ageing and related processes is emerging but poorly understood. We conducted a scoping review to map research on how the arts are used for awareness, communication, and knowledge translation in older adulthood. Methods: We consulted a research librarian, comprehensively searched four interdisciplinary databases, systematically screened 1321 articles and extracted data from 11 included articles. Results: Articles predominantly originated from the Health Sciences, were informed by qualitative data, and were developed linearly, from problem identification to art development. Performance theatre was the most commonly employed narrative approach. Conclusions: Approaches to arts development in this context do not maximize collaboration and participant engagement, thereby reducing potential impacts of arts for older persons. We propose a cyclical and collaborative alternative to developing arts strategies for combined communicative and engagement purposes.
AB - Background: The arts are powerful methods of enhancing social engagement and well-being in older adulthood. Literature on arts utility in translating knowledge about ageing and related processes is emerging but poorly understood. We conducted a scoping review to map research on how the arts are used for awareness, communication, and knowledge translation in older adulthood. Methods: We consulted a research librarian, comprehensively searched four interdisciplinary databases, systematically screened 1321 articles and extracted data from 11 included articles. Results: Articles predominantly originated from the Health Sciences, were informed by qualitative data, and were developed linearly, from problem identification to art development. Performance theatre was the most commonly employed narrative approach. Conclusions: Approaches to arts development in this context do not maximize collaboration and participant engagement, thereby reducing potential impacts of arts for older persons. We propose a cyclical and collaborative alternative to developing arts strategies for combined communicative and engagement purposes.
KW - Arts-based knowledge translation
KW - arts-engagement
KW - creative communication
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076905679&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17533015.2019.1608567
DO - 10.1080/17533015.2019.1608567
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31046603
AN - SCOPUS:85076905679
VL - 12
SP - 99
EP - 115
JO - Arts and Health
JF - Arts and Health
SN - 1753-3015
IS - 2
ER -