Yoik is the old Sami form of music/singing produced according to old conventions and used in various communication contexts. A yoik referring to a particular person, a so-called person-yoik, constitutes a musical expression of that person and may be a more powerful symbol of identity and connectedness than a person’s name and may awaken memories otherwise forgotten in patients with dementia. This paper is based on a qualitative interview study on good dementia care among the Sami, the indigenous people of the northernmost part of Europe. The primary focus is on aspects of yoik related to identity and mental health in general and patients with dementia in particular. Yoik here serves as an example of the significance of culture-specific symb...
Older adults with dementia may experience changes to their sense of identity that ultimately cause l...
The Sami are the only indigenous population formally recognized in the EU, nevertheless, this signif...
Background: This study was part of the international research project “Circumpolar Indigenous Pathwa...
Artikkel om betydningen av joik i kommunikasjon i helsetjenestene.Yoik is the old Sami form of music...
Purpose: Yoik is the traditional vocal art of the Sami, the indigenous people of Fennoscandia. The S...
Music as a possible health-promoting agent has attained increasing academic and scientific interest ...
Music as a possible health-promoting agent has attained increasing academic and scientific interest ...
Introduction: The positive impact of familiar, individualized and patient-preferred music in dement...
When studying music, it is important to understand its role in the change and continuity of culture....
Background: Yoik is an old vocal music tradition of Sami, the indigenous people inhabiting Northern ...
Background: Yoik is an old vocal music tradition of Sami, the indigenous people inhabiting Northern ...
The most obvious example of the need for a culturally internal interpretation technique in relation ...
This article presents research on the oral narration context and content of Yoik, the traditional Sá...
Yoiking is a vocal singing tradition of the Sami and it involves many sacred and profane symbols. Me...
The article is an overview of Sami literature, past and present, with a specific emphasis on the con...
Older adults with dementia may experience changes to their sense of identity that ultimately cause l...
The Sami are the only indigenous population formally recognized in the EU, nevertheless, this signif...
Background: This study was part of the international research project “Circumpolar Indigenous Pathwa...
Artikkel om betydningen av joik i kommunikasjon i helsetjenestene.Yoik is the old Sami form of music...
Purpose: Yoik is the traditional vocal art of the Sami, the indigenous people of Fennoscandia. The S...
Music as a possible health-promoting agent has attained increasing academic and scientific interest ...
Music as a possible health-promoting agent has attained increasing academic and scientific interest ...
Introduction: The positive impact of familiar, individualized and patient-preferred music in dement...
When studying music, it is important to understand its role in the change and continuity of culture....
Background: Yoik is an old vocal music tradition of Sami, the indigenous people inhabiting Northern ...
Background: Yoik is an old vocal music tradition of Sami, the indigenous people inhabiting Northern ...
The most obvious example of the need for a culturally internal interpretation technique in relation ...
This article presents research on the oral narration context and content of Yoik, the traditional Sá...
Yoiking is a vocal singing tradition of the Sami and it involves many sacred and profane symbols. Me...
The article is an overview of Sami literature, past and present, with a specific emphasis on the con...
Older adults with dementia may experience changes to their sense of identity that ultimately cause l...
The Sami are the only indigenous population formally recognized in the EU, nevertheless, this signif...
Background: This study was part of the international research project “Circumpolar Indigenous Pathwa...