title: Viewing Art on a Tablet Computer: A Well-Being Intervention for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers.
abstract: Art-based interventions have been shown to be beneficial for the well-being of people with dementia and their caregivers. This article explored whether such interventions can be delivered via a touchscreen tablet device displaying art images.
  
  
  
  Twelve pairs of volunteers with dementia and informal caregivers were recruited (N = 24). A quasi-experimental mixed-methods within-subjects study evaluated the well-being impacts of art viewing using visual analogue scales and explored participant experiences with thematic analysis.
  
  
  
  Quantitative results before Bonferroni correction showed a significant effect for change in composite well-being from Session 1 to Session 5 but this became non-significant after the correction was applied. Well-being subdomains generally increased with number of sessions. Qualitative findings included changes in cognition, behavior, mood, and relationships. These changes tended to be viewed positively.
  
  
  
  The results suggest touchscreen-based art interventions could yield well-being benefits for this population. A larger-scale controlled study would help determine whether wider dementia care practice implications can be drawn.
authors.affiliation: 1 Canterbury Christ Church University, Tunbridge Wells, UK.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tyack
authors.affiliation: 1 Canterbury Christ Church University, Tunbridge Wells, UK.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Camic
authors.affiliation: 2 Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: Michael James
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Heron
authors.affiliation: 3 Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK.
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hulbert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001155:Art Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D064232:Visual Analog Scale
keywords: caregivers; dementia; tablet computers; visual analogue scales; visual art; well-being