Arts Health. 2020 Oct;12(3):270-277. doi: 10.1080/17533015.2019.1608565. Epub 2019 May 9.
Creative outputs engage the public and can be used to share research. This paper reports on public engagement activities that were part of the research project Dementia and Imagination (D&I). We found that artwork and creative activities effectively engaged a range of audiences and challenged negative ideas about dementia. For the project team, public engagement developed relationships with collaborators and connected the research to different community settings, influencing future programmes of work. Further work could explore public engagement in diverse settings to assess which approaches are effective in maximising research value and wider community benefit.
创意产出能吸引公众的关注，并可用于分享研究成果。本文报告了“痴呆症与想象力”（D&I）研究项目中的部分公众参与活动。我们发现，艺术作品和创意活动有效地吸引了各种受众，并挑战了关于痴呆症的负面观念。对于项目团队来说，公众参与活动发展了与合作者的关系，并将研究与不同的社区环境联系起来，影响了未来的工作计划。进一步的工作可以探索在不同环境中的公众参与，以评估哪些方法在最大限度地提高研究价值和更广泛的社区利益方面是有效的。
