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Playback theatre in adult day centers: A creative group intervention for community-dwelling older adults.
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- Investigating the role of drama-based strategies in addressing psychological trauma: a systematic review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Pooled it
- Role shifts and transformations: theater-based participatory action research with women caring for spouses with dementia.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Playful brains: a possible neurobiological pathway to cognitive health in aging.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation interventions at senior day centres for older adults: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Psychotherapeutic Playback Theatre, Well-Being, and Psychological Distress: An Impact Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Investigating the emotional content of older adults engaging in a fall prevention exercise program integrated with dance movement therapy: a preliminary study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Crafting Life Stories in Photocollage: An Online Creative Art-Based Intervention for Older Adults.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Expanding the Role Repertoire While Aging: A Drama Therapy Model.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Evaluating Outcomes of a Co-Produced Theatre-Based Experiential Learning Project in Psychiatry.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
The literature indicates that theatre and drama-based interventions have the potential to improve older adults' well-being and health. The goal of the current study was to characterize the process of a creative group intervention in adult day centers (ADCs), which integrates playback theatre and life-review principles. Our objective was to provide an evidence-informed framework for drama therapy interventions, which would allow older adults to bring up and explore their life-stories in a dramatic creative process in their own community. A total of 27 participants ranging in age from 63 to 91, took part in one of three playback theatre groups. The playback theatre group intervention comprised 12 weekly sessions. All sessions were videotaped to capture the lived experience of the creative process and were analyzed in post-intervention interviews. In addition, focus group meetings were conducted with 13 ADC staff members to decipher further the effects of the participation as perceived by people outside the groups. Three types of potential transformation were identified in the qualitative analysis: the evolution of life stories, evolution of playfulness, and expansion of social engagement. The results indicate the potential of the integrative framework to serve as a creative intervention in ADC communities, as well as its potential to bring about a personal transformation and expand it to enable a person's social engagement in the community. The findings imply the potential benefits of using playback theatre groups to supplement the routine care provided in ADCs.
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