激进的想象力:一个非洲未来主义和创造性的老龄化计划为黑人妇女的大脑健康和健康
Tanisha G Hill-Jarrett1,2, Ashley J Jackson1, Alinda Amuiri1
1Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
概括
激进想象计划通过整合艺术和非洲未来主义来支持年长的黑人女性,以培养希望和探索未来的可能性. 这项创意老龄化倡议解决了心理健康和认知健康差异.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 创意艺术疗法 创意艺术疗法
背景情况:
- 交叉压迫和年龄歧视有助于黑人妇女的认知和心理健康差异.
- 对于老年黑人女性而言,存在有限的文化相关计划,特别是那些包含黑人解放和面向未来的治疗.
- 年长的黑人女性面临着独特的挑战,影响他们的健康和认知功能.
研究的目的:
- 描述激进的想象力为黑人女性创意老龄化计划的开发和实施.
- 探索非洲未来主义和激进治疗原则在老年黑人女性的编程中.
- 评估参与者对计划的希望和满意度.
主要方法:
- 一个为期十周的创意老龄化计划,激进的想象力,是为旧金山湾区的黑人妇女开发的.
- 该计划包括42名参与者 (平均年龄=73.6岁),并结合了大脑健康教育,艺术创作,讲故事和摄影.
- 非洲未来主义和激进的治疗原则指导了课程,专注于过去的叙述和未来的愿景.
主要成果:
- 参与者报告说,在计划完成后,他们对塑造未来的能力有适度的希望.
- 受访者报告说,他们对这系列研讨会的总体满意度很高.
- 超过一半 (54.8%) 的参与者参加了一次以上的研讨会,这表明了参与度.
结论:
- 基于非洲未来主义和激进治疗的创意老龄化计划可以支持老年黑人女性的健康.
- 激进的想象计划展示了培养希望和解决这一群体心理健康需求的潜力.
- 通过以艺术为基础的,文化相关的干预措施,提供了支持老龄化黑人女性的建议.
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