description
Abstract: “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.”
subject terms
Aging & Longevity > Health: Brain & Mental
Aging & Longevity > Health: Physical
Aging & Longevity > Positive Aging
Aging & Longevity > Social Interaction & Isolation
Aging & Longevity > Vitality & Wellness
Creative Aging > Arts Education
Creative Aging > Creative Aging Model
Creative Aging > Creative Expression
Creative Aging > Program Models
Creative Aging > Skills Mastery
Creative Aging > Social Engagement
contributors
Arthur Kramer
Tony Noice
Helga Noice