TY - JOUR
T1 - CARVING WELL-BEING
T2 - A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Community Woodcarving Program for Older Adults
AU - Zakharov, Sergey
AU - Barak, Sharon
AU - Kermel Schiffman, Ile
AU - Springer, Shmuel
AU - Lochmannová, Alena
AU - Tesler, Riki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - Creative crafts may support healthy aging, yet evidence for woodcarving is limited. We evaluated a 12-week woodcarving program (Baobab Studio method) using a quasi-experimental pre–post design in a municipal social care center. 31 older adults (mean age 75; 74% female) attended ≥10/12 sessions and completed WHOQOL-BREF, STAI, GDS-15, and CD-RISC-10. Paired t-tests showed improved quality of life (physical and psychological domains), while social and environmental domains were stable. Anxiety and depressive symptoms decreased, resilience increased, and mood improved within sessions. These pilot findings support woodcarving as a feasible, low-cost, non-pharmacological community intervention; controlled studies are warranted.
AB - Creative crafts may support healthy aging, yet evidence for woodcarving is limited. We evaluated a 12-week woodcarving program (Baobab Studio method) using a quasi-experimental pre–post design in a municipal social care center. 31 older adults (mean age 75; 74% female) attended ≥10/12 sessions and completed WHOQOL-BREF, STAI, GDS-15, and CD-RISC-10. Paired t-tests showed improved quality of life (physical and psychological domains), while social and environmental domains were stable. Anxiety and depressive symptoms decreased, resilience increased, and mood improved within sessions. These pilot findings support woodcarving as a feasible, low-cost, non-pharmacological community intervention; controlled studies are warranted.
KW - older adults
KW - psychosocial well-being
KW - quality of life
KW - resilience
KW - social care
KW - Woodcarving
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105028208555
U2 - 10.1080/01634372.2026.2613050
DO - 10.1080/01634372.2026.2613050
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AN - SCOPUS:105028208555
SN - 0163-4372
JO - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
JF - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
ER -