Impact of Theater Experience on Older Adults Living in Retirement Communities
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 84
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- Timed Up-and-Go
研究概览
简要总结
Theater is a complex, multi-component performing art. On stage, actors not only need to memorize the script, but also be able to portray emotion and feeling through movement and move in whichever manner is deemed appropriate by the script. Acting therefore requires as much movement as it does vocalization. As training exercises in theater naturally involve boosting physical, cognitive and affective function, and social relationships, theater experience can be used to promote health and wellness. Over the last two decades, there has been an increase in the use of theater to promote health and wellness among older adults.
Thus, the overall aim of this project is to evaluate the therapeutic benefits of a 10-week theory-based theater program on physical functioning and emotional stress among older adults.
Hypothesis #1: Older adults residing in subsidized housing who participate in a theory-based theater program will demonstrate better physical functioning, and reduction in emotional stress than wait-list controls at the conclusion of a 10-week theater program.
Hypothesis #2: The positive impact of the theater program on the residents' improved physical functioning and stress level will be maintained at 3-month follow-up.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 62 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Age 62 or older living in HUD-subsidized housing
- •Residence in a subsidized apartment for at least one year.
- •Able to carry on a daily conversation with or without hearing aids
- •Intact cognition as indicated by a score of greater than 5 on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ)
- •Ambulatory with or without aids, as the outcome measures require participants to perform static and dynamic balance, and walking activities.
排除标准
- •Visual impairment that cannot be corrected with assistive devices
- •Diagnosis of progressive neurodegenerative disorders (self-report)
结局指标
主要结局
Timed Up-and-Go
时间窗: 3-month follow up
The "timed Up-and-Go" (TUG) is a composite measure of functional mobility, including lower extremity power, balance, gait, and fall risk. Measured in absolute time (seconds), where lower time is a better score.
次要结局
- 2-minute step test(3-month follow up)
- Emotional stress(3-month follow up)
- 30-sec chair stand test(3-month follow up)
- Grip strength(3-month follow up)
- Medical Outcomes Study Short Form(3-month follow up)
- Berg Balance Scale(3-month follow up)
研究者
Hon K. Yuen, PhD
Director of Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham