Contributions of art therapy to promoting the health and quality of life of older adults

Jardim, Viviane Cristina Fonseca da Silva; Vasconcelos, Eliane Maria Ribeiro de; Vasconcelos, Célia Maria Ribeiro de; Alves, Fábia Alexandra Pottes; Rocha, Karyanna Alves de Alencar; Medeiros, Eduarda Gayoso Meira Suassuna de

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Review Articles • Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol. 23 (4) • 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562020023.200173 copy

Contributions of art therapy to promoting the health and quality of life of older adults

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Abstract

Objective

to analyze the contributions of art therapy in promoting the health and quality of life of older adults.

Method

an integrative review was carried out using the health descriptors: “health promotion”, “art therapy”, “quality of life” and “aged”. Complete original articles were selected, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, and the period of publication of the articles was not defined to obtain a greater number of articles published. The search and selection of the articles included were carried out by two reviewers from November 2019 to April 2020.

Results

of the four articles selected to compose the sample, two were written in English and two in Portuguese. The articles included were published between 2007 and 2014, with two indexed in Scopus, one in the Scopus / PubMed / BVS databases and one in the CINAHL database. The expressive resources used in the art therapy process were varied: painting, drawing, modeling, body expression, among others.

Conclusion

the use of art therapy for health promotion in older adults demonstrated benefits in reducing negative factors of an affective, emotional and social nature. The articles analyzed suggest the positive effect of art therapy on quality of life in older adults.

Keywords
Health Promotion; Art Therapy; Quality of life; Health of the Elderly

Descriptors	Health promotion AND Art therapy	Health promotion AND Art therapy AND Quality of life	Health promotion AND Art therapy AND Quality of life AND Older Adult
Database
SciELO	5	1	1
CINAHL	49	2	1
LILACS	2	0	0
BDENF	1	0	0
MEDLINE/PUBMED	240	23	8
IBECS	1	0	0
SCOPUS	270	45	13
CUIDEN	53	8	0
COCHRANE	1	1	1
TOTAL	669	87	28

Author/Year	Objective	Method/Evidence	Art Therapy Used	Results
Oepen R, Gruber H¹³13 Oepen R, Gruber H. An Art Therapy Project day to promote health for clientes from burnout self-help groups- an exploratory study. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2014;64(7):268-74.. 2014	Analyze the contribution of Art Therapy to the well-being of self-help groups with Burnout syndrome.	Qualitative quantitative exploratory study. 26 older adults (2 men and 24 women) VI	Painting, drawing, collage, modelling and weaving.	Quantitative analysis: 83% increase in current and habitual well-being. Qualitative analysis: better acceptance of environment, increased self-esteem and greater motivation for work.
Kim SK¹⁴14 Kim SK. A randomized, controlled study of the effects of art therapy on older Korean-Americans healthy aging. Arts Psychother. 2013;40(1):158-64.. 2013	Analyze the effects of Art Therapy on healthy aging.	Randomized controlled study. 50 older adults (3 men and 47 women) II	Painting, drawing, collage, modelling, weaving and body expression.	Intervention using Art Therapy positively promotes healthy aging, with a reduction in negative emotions, improved self-esteem and decreased anxiety.
Aguiar AP, Macri R¹⁵15 Aguiar AP, Macri R. Promovendo a qualidade de vida dos idosos através da Arteterapia. Rev Pesqui Cuid Fundam. 2010; 2(Ed.Supl):710-13. Disponível em: http://www.seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuidadofundamental/article/view/1102/pdf_264 http://www.seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuid... . 2010	Describe the contribution of Art Therapy to the quality of life of older adults.	Qualitative Intervention study. 14 older adults (women) VI	Painting, drawing, collage, modelling, weaving, active imagination, tales, myths, body awareness, dramatization and creative writing.	The interventions carried out allowed the reduction of the frequency or intensity of depressive symptoms, contributing to self-knowledge, the recovery of self-esteem and confidence in older adults, as well as increasing their familial and social integration.
Castro PC, Tahara N, Rebelatto JR, Driusso P, Aveiro MC, Oishi J¹⁶16 Castro PC, Tahara N, Rebelatto JR, Driusso P, Aveiro MC, Oishi J. Influência da universidade aberta da terceira idade (UATI) e do programa de revitalização sobre a qualidade de vida de adultos de meia-idade e idosos. Rev Bras Fisioter. 2007;11(6):461-7.. 2007	To evaluate the influence of the arts programs of the Open University of the Third Age and the Geriatric Revitalization Project (or REVT) on the quality of life of older adults.	Quantitative Intervention study. 70 older adults (4 men and 67 women) VI	Body expression, music and performing arts.	Statistically significant improvement (p= 0.004) in the level of quality of life, according to the WHOQoL-Bref. Statistically significant improvement in the psychological (p= 0.003) and environment (p= 0.0001) domains. Significant increase (p= 0.013) in the score for the domain of general health.

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[1] Correspondence Viviane Cristina Fonseca da Silva Jardim jardimviviane@yahoo.com.br