Abstract
This paper explores Quality of life (QoL) of people with dementia from a developmental viewpoint by presenting research stories from 16 sessions of dramatherapy. An early life developmental paradigm, Embodiment, Projection and Role (EPR), is reversed for old age, in order to honour later lifestages: Role, Projection and Embodiment (RPE) actively promoting expression. The full range of feeling intelligence (a concept defined and clarified in this article) was apparent in the dramatherapy group during a mixed-method project. Improved QoL of the group was demonstrated, compared with a control group undertaking ‘usual activities’. Triangulated with the quantitative data, resulting qualitative improvement in QoL in the dramatherapy group was justified.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 77-82 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Arts Therapy |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 45323 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- quality of life
- drama
- therapeutic use
- dementia