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      Your Beautiful Brain: Art Workshops for Ethnic Diversity in Dementia Research

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      Alzheimer's & Dementia
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          Abstract

          Background

          Ethnic diversity communities are frequently underrepresented in dementia research. Reasons include lack of identification with dementia research studies, promotional material for dementia prevention and accessibility. The result of this underrepresentation means that new developments for dementia treatments will be not be trialled on these communities. This means that any ethnic differences in dementia or dementia progression will not be taken into account. It is, however, important to understand outreach and education and not to assume that ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to providing information on maintaining a healthy lifestyle for dementia prevention. The aim of Your Beautiful Brain art workshops was to provide a fun activity which was culturally appropriate, for teaching about brain health and dementia prevention. Using art as a medium has a two fold benefit. Firstly, art is fun and secondly, art is a creative activity which is good for the brain, and in the context of the workshops, is also sociable.

          Method

          The workshops were held and consisted of:

          1. A brief talk on healthy lifestyle for a healthy brain

          2. Provision of colouring sheets showing Black African and Caribbean community members taking part in healthy activities (e.g., jogging, walking, eating healthy food).

          3. Art stationery was provided and included: Art workbook, colouring pencils, pens and pastels, and stickers.

          4. A ‘free art’ session was facilitated where participants created any art piece which depicted their understanding of the talk in the morning.

          5. Refreshments were provided and the workshops were open to adults aged 50 years and over, both with and without dementia.

          Result

          6 workshops were held across the United Kingdom, attended by over 50 participants and carers. Feedback from the attendees was that the workshops were very enjoyable and they had learned things about the brain and keeping healthy that they did not know before. Requests to return to provide more workshops were received.

          Conclusion

          The Your Beautiful Brain art workshops funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) and supported by Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) showed that ethnic communities can be reached through the medium of a fun workshop activity.

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          Contributors
          sarah.bauermeister@psych.ox.ac.uk
          Journal
          Alzheimers Dement
          Alzheimers Dement
          10.1002/(ISSN)1552-5279
          ALZ
          Alzheimer's & Dementia
          John Wiley and Sons Inc. (Hoboken )
          1552-5260
          1552-5279
          09 January 2025
          December 2024
          : 20
          : Suppl 4 ( doiID: 10.1002/alz.v20.S4 )
          : e093266
          Affiliations
          [ 1 ] University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom
          Author notes
          [*] [* ] Correspondence

          Sarah Bauermeister, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

          Email: sarah.bauermeister@ 123456psych.ox.ac.uk

          Article
          ALZ093266
          10.1002/alz.093266
          11712979
          bd3db806-7b84-42a2-9a43-26c3e4e400f3
          © 2024 The Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer's & Dementia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Alzheimer's Association.

          This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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          Figures: 1, Tables: 0, Pages: 2, Words: 482
          Categories
          Dementia Care Research and Psychosocial Factors
          Dementia Care Research and Psychosocial Factors
          Poster Presentation
          Psychosocial Factors and Environmental Design
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          December 2024
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