WHO's 2015 Aging and Health Program highlighted the importance of promoting culture through community-based organizations to enhance health. The program's success led to a three-year international study to examine such art-based interventions in various societies and cultures.Īrt-based initiatives are examples of strategies that the World Health Organization supports for managing chronic diseases, Beauchet said. Results from that 2018 study showed that art-based activities offered by the museum can enhance older adults' well-being, quality of life and health. The new study is a follow-up to research that examined the potential health advantages of a senior program run by MMFA called "Thursdays at the Museum." "Health and social systems need to address the challenge of limiting frailty and its related adverse consequences in the aging population." The biggest benefit of the 45-minute virtual museum tours, which also included a 15-minute question-and-answer session with a museum guide, appear to be in reducing frailty, the researchers said.įrailty refers to a "vulnerable condition exposing individuals to incident adverse health events and disabilities that negatively impact their quality of life and increase health and social costs," Beauchet said. "Our study showed that art-based activity may be an effective intervention," Beauchet said in a journal news release. Those who took part in virtual visits saw their scores on measures of social isolation, well-being, quality of life and frailty significantly improve. Half took part weekly in online guided tours half did no cultural activities. In all, 106 seniors in the Montreal area were recruited. Over three months, Beauchet and his colleagues worked with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) on the research. 16 in the journal Frontiers in Medicine - demonstrates how virtual museum visits can significantly improve the quality of life for homebound older folks. Researchers said this new study - published Aug. The COVID-19 pandemic only added to seniors' isolation due to the need for older folks to minimize their exposure. On a global scale, social isolation is linked to a number of health threats, including an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, as well as mental deterioration and even early death. Olivier Beauchet, a professor of medicine at the University of Montreal. "This participatory art-based activity could become a model that could be offered in museums and arts institutions worldwide to promote active and healthy aging," said lead author Dr. You will be prompted to fill out a survey about your experience.By combining technology with interactive art activities, older people at home can have museums come to them - and this can support their physical, mental and social well-being, a new study reports.
Any next steps of care that you and your provider discussed will be inputted securely into your medical record and will be carried out, per your provider's instructions. Once finished, both you and your provider will end the virtual visit.Within moments, your provider will be visible to you on the screen and you may begin your virtual visit.Once your provider is available, you will hear an alert noise and the "Join Visit" button will become active for you to click on and connect with your provider.Click "Start My Virtual Visit" ten minutes before you are scheduled to meet with your provider.Otherwise, you will receive another email with the link to join your virtual visit. After completing the check-in process you are ready for your visit! If your visit is starting soon you will be able to go directly into a virtual waiting room.
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