Janelle Jones

Mar 5, 2025 | nature.com | Janelle Jones |Emma Millard |Elizabeth A. Quinn

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we assessed the efficacy of group arts interventions, where individuals engage together in a shared artistic experience (for example, dance or painting), for reducing depression and anxiety among older adults (> 55 yr without dementia). Fifty controlled studies were identified via electronic databases searched to February 2024 (randomised: 42, non-randomised: 8). Thirty-nine studies were included. Thirty-six studies investigated the impact of group arts interventions on depression (n = 3,360) and ten studies investigated anxiety (n = 949). Subgroup analyses assessed whether participant, contextual, intervention and study characteristics moderated the intervention–outcome relationship. Risk of bias was assessed with appropriate tools (RoB-2, ROBINS-1). Group arts interventions were associated with a moderate reduction in depression (Cohen’s d = 0.70, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.54–0.87, P < 0.001) and a moderate reduction in anxiety (d = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.37–1.52, P < 0.001), although there was publication bias in the depression studies. After a trim and fill adjustment, the effect for depression remained (d = 0.42; CI = 0.35–0.50; P < 0.001). Context moderated this effect: There was a greater reduction in depression when group arts interventions were delivered in care homes (d = 1.07, 95% CI = 0.72–1.42, P < 0.001) relative to the community (d = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.32–0.70, P < 0.001). Findings indicate that group arts are an effective intervention for addressing depression and anxiety among older adults. In this systematic review and meta-analysis of group arts interventions for older adults, the authors found that participation in shared artistic experience was associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety.

Jul 22, 2024 | rooseveltinstitute.org | Ali Bustamante |Joe Peck |Janelle Jones |Sunny Malhotra

IntroductionIndustrial policy is and has always been about targeting sector growth to achieve structural transformations in the economy (Juhász, Lane, and Rodrik 2023; Tucker 2019). The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aims to do just that: driving forward an economic structure that reduces carbon emissions and energy costs, strengthens national security, and creates good jobs (White House 2023a; White House 2023b).

May 12, 2024 | janellejspeaks.medium.com | Janelle Jones

Social media provides a platform for digital marketing and advertising. It is one of the ways that business people get to communicate their brand to potential consumers. Entrepreneurs, Celebrities, and corporations all use social media to communicate with their followers. As you can imagine, whether you are an individual or a corporation and have an account on all social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn among others, managing all these accounts can be overwhelming.

Oct 16, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Janelle Jones |Amanda Xi |Ariela Marshall |Arthur Lazarus

There was nothing unusual about my hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, when I checked in, but when I headed down to check out the laundry facilities and saw police swarming the lobby and parking lot, I knew it was time to move. Thankfully, experiences like that have not been common during my time working as a locum tenens (physicians who work in temporary assignments to fill critical gaps in care) for over a decade.

Sep 12, 2023 | mds.marshall.edu | Janelle Jones |Lauren Robins

This conceptual paper will aid counselors and mental health professionals in obtaining insight to utilizing a Social Determinants of Mental Health Framework with older adult clients. Further, the article incorporates the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies to further contextualize the therapeutic alliance.