Effect of creative art therapy (CATs) on depressive symptoms and quality of life among Jordanian community-dwelling older people: an experimental study.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Arts & Health Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI:10.1080/17533015.2024.2394117

Malakeh Z Malak, Maha M Subih, Reham Abu Roomi

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Background: There are a lack of studies examining the effect of creative art therapy on older people. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of creative art therapy on reducing depressive symptoms and improving the quality of life among Jordanian older people.

Methods: A one-group time-series design (pretest, posttest, and follow-up) was adopted between June 2021 and April 2022 on 102 community-dwelling older people who suffered from depressive symptoms and low quality of life in Amman Governorate.

Findings: Significant differences were found among older people in pre-, post-, and follow-up therapy for depressive symptoms and quality of life. Post hoc tests showed a statistically significant reduction in symptoms and an improvement in quality of life from pre to post-intervention, which was sustained at follow-up.

Conclusion: Results suggested that using creative art therapies as a therapeutic intervention for older persons was effective in minimizing depressive symptoms and improving quality of life.

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创意艺术疗法（CATs）对约旦社区老年人抑郁症状和生活质量的影响：一项实验研究。

背景：目前还缺乏有关创意艺术疗法对老年人影响的研究。本研究旨在评估创意艺术疗法对减轻约旦老年人抑郁症状和提高生活质量的效果：方法：在 2021 年 6 月至 2022 年 4 月期间，采用单组时间序列设计（前测、后测和随访），对安曼省 102 名患有抑郁症状和生活质量低下的社区老年人进行研究：在抑郁症状和生活质量方面，老年人在治疗前、治疗后和后续治疗中存在显著差异。事后测试表明，从干预前到干预后，老年人的抑郁症状明显减轻，生活质量明显提高，这种情况在后续治疗中得以持续：结果表明，使用创意艺术疗法作为对老年人的治疗干预能有效减少抑郁症状并提高生活质量。

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