Researchers highlight benefits of art intervention

Getting to the 'art' of dementia: UC researchers highlight benefits of art intervention
University of Canberra researcher Nathan D’Cunha (third from left) and the National Gallery of Australia’s program coordinator for Learning and Access Adriane Boag (fourth from left) with guides for the Dementia and Art program. Credit: University of Canberra

University of Canberra researchers have shown that art gallery programs can improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia—and they’ve backed it up by testing study participants’ saliva.

Published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, the UC study monitored new participants of the National Gallery of Australia’s (NGA) Art and Dementia program over six weeks. The NGA program has been running for more than 12 years and has demonstrated…

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