Biopsychosocial characteristics associated with engagement in art making among older adults

Kyung Soo Kim; Kristine L Kwekkeboom; Tonya Roberts; Earlise Ward

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.03.011

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Biopsychosocial characteristics associated with engagement in art making among older adults

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Biopsychosocial characteristics associated with engagement in art making among older adults

Kyung Soo Kim, Kristine L Kwekkeboom, Tonya Roberts and Earlise Ward

Geriatric nursing (New York), Vol.42(3), pp.727-733

05/01/2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.03.011

PMCID: PMC9891234

PMID: 33839591

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Abstract

In order to design patient-centered art making interventions for health and well-being, investigators need to understand the population of interest regarding their relationship to engagement in art making activities. This study, therefore, aimed to examine older adults' characteristics that were associated with engagement in art making activities, and to provide practical examples of how to use the identified characteristics. We conducted correlation analyses to evaluate such associations, using cross-sectional survey data from the 2014 Health and Retirement Study (n=731). Female sex, higher education, personality traits, positive attitude toward the arts, and a larger social network size were positively associated with engagement in art making activities (p<.05). Males and those with lower education could be targeted, while the type of art making activity could be tailored based on personality traits for patient-centered art making interventions. Future studies can use this information to empirically study art making interventions for older adults.

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Title: Subtitle: Biopsychosocial characteristics associated with engagement in art making among older adults
Creators: Kyung Soo Kim - University of Iowa
Kristine L Kwekkeboom - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tonya Roberts - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Earlise Ward - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Geriatric nursing (New York), Vol.42(3), pp.727-733
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.03.011
PMID: 33839591
PMCID: PMC9891234
NLM abbreviation: Geriatr Nurs
ISSN: 0197-4572
eISSN: 1528-3984
Grant note: T32 NR011147 / NINR NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 05/01/2021
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9984696752802771

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