Abstract: This study sought to provide insight into how art activities influence the well-being of long-term care residents, and how artists and caregivers collaborate in offering these activities. In two long-term care facilities for people with dementia and one for older people with chronic psychiatric …

Paneldiscussie in het Forum Groningen met live publiek en livestream.

As a result of the COVID-19 measures, many people experienced social isolation and a lack of meaningful contact, especially vulnerable elderly people. For a specific group of musicians specialized in person-centred artistically-led participatory practices in healthcare settings, this sparked the exploration …

‘Legacy: Participatory Music Practices with Elderly People as a Resource for the Well-being of Healthcare Professionals’ was a qualitative research project into the learning and well-being of hospital nurses and nursing home caregivers working with vulnerable elderly people and participating in live …

Meaningful Music in Health Care (MiMiC) is a bottom-up exploratory research project with the goal of developing a contextually well-informed artistic participatory music practice for professional musicians seeking to work in hospitals. The joint research brings together qualitative researchers, musicians …

A workshop combining research outcomes, musical demonstrations and Resonans-Film

Voormalig Hoofd Chirurgie van het UMCG Erik Heineman en docent-onderzoeker Lifelong Learning in Music Krista Pyykönen vertellen over het onderzoek dat in het UMCG gedaan wordt naar de betekenis van live-muziek voor oudere chirurgische patiënten. In de afgelopen jaren hebben diverse muziekprojecten plaatsgevonden …

PhD-research presentation on the preliminary outcomes of case study 1: MiMiC.

Panel presentation about artistic music practices in healthcare settings.