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Aging perceived through visual art observations.

B M Wikström1

  • 1Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.)
|January 3, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Art in nursing education enhances student perception of aging. Student nurses viewing a painting of an elderly woman in a sickbed gained a nuanced understanding of the aging process.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Art in Healthcare
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Integrating art into healthcare education offers novel pedagogical approaches.
  • Traditional methods may not fully capture the complexities of patient experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of art-based learning on student nurses' perception of aging.
  • To explore the use of visual art as a tool in clinical practice education.

Main Methods:

  • A reproduction of Lena Cronquist's artwork was used in a first-semester nursing course.
  • 366 student nurses at two Swedish university colleges participated.
  • Students analyzed a depiction of an elderly woman in a sickbed.

Main Results:

  • The art-based learning module facilitated a sensitive and nuanced perception of aging among students.
  • Students reported a valuable learning experience through engagement with the artwork.

Conclusions:

  • Art integration in nursing education can foster deeper empathy and understanding of the aging process.
  • Visual art serves as an effective medium for exploring complex patient scenarios in training.

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