HOME ART THERAPY TECHNIQUES AS NURSING CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS IN CONTINGENCY BY COVID-19

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.73883

Keywords:

Art Therapy, Nursing Care, Covid-19, Social Isolation, Mental Health.

Abstract

Objective: to present a brief description of home art therapy techniques as Nursing care for older adults in contingency due to COVID-19.
Development: faced with the pronouncement of the health measures for COVID-19, older adults as the highest risk group require strict adherence to the isolation recommendations, for which some art therapy techniques are proposed as Nursing care, among which drawings, mandalas , painting, collages and mask technique stand out; which can favor the mental health of the older adults at their homes, as well as favor cognitive stimulation, mobility and expression of emotions; thus, its benefits involve the physical, social, emotional and spiritual well-being of the older adults.
Final considerations: plastic arts as therapeutic strategies can be incorporated by the nurse in home activities for the older adults, favoring cognitive functions, preventing cognitive deterioration, maintaining mobility, and improving emotional state.

Author Biographies

Sergio Albañil-Delgado, Universidad de Guanajuato. Celaya, Gto, México.

Pasante en Servicio Social de la Licenciatura en Enfermería y Obstetricia de la Universidad de Guanajuato. Campus Celaya-Salvatierra. Celaya, Gto, México

Pedro Aguilar Machain, Instituto para la Educación Integral Humanista.

Diseñador gráfico y mercadólogo. Maestro en Psicopedagogía. Profesor de arte del Instituto para la Educación Integral Humanista.

Raúl Fernando Guerrero-Castañeda, Universidad de Guanajuato

Enfermero. Doctor en Ciencias de Enfermería. Profesor de Departamento de Enfermería Clínica de la Universidad de Guanajuato. Celaya, Gto, México.

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Published

2020-07-31

How to Cite

Albañil-Delgado, S., Machain, P. A., & Guerrero-Castañeda, R. F. (2020). HOME ART THERAPY TECHNIQUES AS NURSING CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS IN CONTINGENCY BY COVID-19. Cogitare Enfermagem, 25. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.73883

Issue

Vol. 25 (2020)

Section

Especial Covid-19

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