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

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

Sergio Albañil-Delgado, Pedro Aguilar Machain, Raúl Fernando Guerrero-Castañeda

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.

2020

mental health, covid-19, Social isolation, Nursing Care, Art Therapy

http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.73883

Cogitare Enfermagem

Universidade Federal do Paraná

Public aspects of medicine, Medicine (General), Nursing