Noice Tony, Noice Helga, Kramer Arthur F
Department of Theatre, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois.
Department of Psychology, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois.
Gerontologist. 2014 Oct;54(5):741-53. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnt138. Epub 2013 Dec 11.
This article reviews the scientific literature on the enhancement of healthy aging in older adults through active participation in the arts. Methodologies and conclusions are described for studies of dance, expressive writing, music (singing and instrumental), theatre arts, and visual arts including documentation of mental/physical improvements in memory, creativity, problem solving, everyday competence, reaction time, balance/gait, and quality of life. In addition to these gains in measures of successful aging, the article also provides (in a Supplementary Appendix) some selected examples of arts engagement for remedial purposes. Finally, it offers suggestions for expanding inquiry into this underinvestigated corner of aging research.
本文回顾了关于老年人通过积极参与艺术活动来促进健康老龄化的科学文献。文中描述了舞蹈、表达性写作、音乐(唱歌和乐器演奏)、戏剧艺术以及视觉艺术研究的方法和结论,包括记忆力、创造力、问题解决能力、日常能力、反应时间、平衡/步态和生活质量等心理/身体改善的记录。除了这些成功老龄化指标方面的收获外,本文还(在补充附录中)提供了一些用于治疗目的的艺术参与的精选示例。最后,本文为扩大对老龄化研究这一研究不足领域的探究提供了建议。