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1 -- Why does painting help PwDs?
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1 +Individuals with dementia experience deteriorating cognitive abilities that hold them back from
2 +performing activities that define their individuality and hence reduce their quality of life. For
3 +people with dementia, participation in a meaningful occupation can promote quality of life (QoL),
4 +facilitate communication and emotional expression, and enhance personal relationships [1]. Cre-
5 +ating art can help people with dementia to express emotions, memories, and ideas that may
6 +be difficult to put into words. It can also provide a sense of accomplishment and purpose, and
7 +can help to alleviate boredom and social isolation. Although studies on art’s effects on the
8 +brain are limited, research suggests that artistic engagement may help to ease common behav-
9 +ioral symptoms of dementia like anxiety, agitation and depression[2][3]. Additionally, several
10 +testimonies illustrate that creative processes are used to evoke memories, enable people to com-
11 +municate about their experience [9], to reinforce identity , and to strengthen relationships with
12 +their own family members, as well as with care personnel and others involved in the intervention
13 +process[4]. However it is to note that people without formal art training can participate in art
14 +related activities after being diagnosed with dementia.
15 +Painting in specific have shown to be beneficial in terms of reducing stress, improving expres-
16 +siveness of an individual and helping them manage their emotions.The advantages are consid-
17 +erably larger for elders suffering from dementia. Brain stimulation might deteriorate over time
18 +if it is not consistently engaged. Painting demands concentration, which has significant benefits
19 +for elders suffering from dementia. Painting, in reality, activates multiple regions and lobes of
20 +the brain at the same time by activating both sides of the brain. Painting can help adults with
21 +dementia make relationships and foster hobbies that might pierce through the cloud of memory
22 +loss. However, this is based on the assumption that individuals with dementia are willing to and
23 +can produce art and don’t have disabilities that hinder this activity.
24 +To aid patients of dementia using the help of art, the right level of intervention and skill of
25 +the facilitator is necessary. Professionally trained artist may be unfamiliar with persons with
26 +dementia, whereas an activity coordinator with dementia expertise may only have a rudimentary
27 +grasp of the art they are enabling. While there is advancement in assistive technology for leisure
28 +and cultural or arts-based activities,as of 2018, very few devices have been dedicated to these
29 +pursuits as of yet
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