{"id":9036,"date":"2017-11-21T12:09:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T11:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alamarlife.com\/art-therapy-and-alzheimers-experimentation\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T05:58:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T04:58:32","slug":"art-therapy-and-alzheimers-experimentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alamarlife.com\/en\/art-therapy-and-alzheimers-experimentation\/","title":{"rendered":"ART THERAPY AND ALZHEIMER’S – EXPERIMENTATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”8780″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]Fontenuovo Fondazione Onlus Perugia<\/a>, Alzheimer Special Care Unit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Art therapy workshop with “Experience Nature” videos.<\/p>\n

Project leaders: Dr. Cerini Antonella (Psychologist), Dr. Stacchiotti Rachele (Psychologist)<\/p>\n

Experimentation carried out from January to June 2017, 1 session per week for a total of 20 sessions, 15\/20 minutes of viewing, using long sequences.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]”This project aims to use the ‘Experience Nature’ approach with people with dementia placed in a cognitive\/sensory stimulation programme, in order to stimulate attention and concentration, within a pleasant environment that promotes greater well-being and tranquillity, so as to reduce behavioural disturbances and promote sociability and communication, thus allowing sufferers to experience positive feelings and serenity.<\/p>\n

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Once a week, for 5 months (January-June 2017), before the usual cognitive and sensory stimulation session, videos with natural images were presented for 15-30 minutes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7916″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The results show us how a continuous activity that encourages the stimulation of cognitive abilities, socialisation and communication skills, and motivates the person to express themselves through the use of images, sounds and colours that represent Nature, can have important beneficial effects in terms of attention, concentration, but also serenity, self-esteem and general well-being.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”8204″ img_size=”large” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”8172″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Evidence of benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n