This paper reports on a study which examined the notions of authenticity and citizenship for people living with cognitive impairment or dementia in a care home in the North-East of England. We demonstrated that both notions were present and were encouraged by engagement with an artist, where this involved audio and visual recordings and the creation of a film. The artist's interactions were observed by a non-participant observer using ethnographic techniques, including interviews with the residents, their families and the staff of the care home. The data were analysed using grounded theory and the constant comparative method of qualitative analysis. Our findings suggest that participatory art might help to maintain and encourage authenticity and citizenship in people living with dementia in a care home. Certainly, authenticity and citizenship are notions worth pursuing in the context of dementia generally, but especially in care homes.

本文报道了一项研究，该研究审查了英格兰东北部一所护理院中患有认知障碍或痴呆症患者的真实性和公民身份的概念。我们证明了这两种观念都存在并且受到与艺术家的互动的鼓舞，其中涉及音频和视频记录以及电影的创作。非参与观察者使用人种志技术观察了艺术家的互动，包括与居民，其家人和养老院工作人员的访谈。使用扎根理论和定性分析的恒定比较方法对数据进行分析。我们的研究结果表明，参与式艺术可能有助于维持和鼓励老年护理院中患有痴呆症的人的真实性和公民身份。当然，