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Reciprocal Benefit by Intergenerational Meetings

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Isolation, Social
Interventions
Other: Regular exchanges
Registration Number
NCT05551234
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Brief Summary

The investigators want to set up an experiment that allows a reciprocal benefit to 2 fragile populations: isolated seniors and disadvantaged children. The main hypothesis is that regular exchanges between these two populations reduce the feeling of social isolation of seniors and improve the school behavior of childrens. Therefore the investigators propose the following study design. The seniors and childrens will meet once a week, for 7 months, in a defined location in the city of Vallauris, over a period of one and a half hours, outside school hours (4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and school holidays. During the school holidays the group will meet 3 times for day-long activities in the presence of at least one of the parents and possibly brothers and sisters. At the end of the project, a convivial evening will be organized in the presence of the families. The group will meet in a room in the city center and in the presence of a facilitator so that an adult will never be alone with a child. The formed pair will follow a defined schedule where will alternate activities proposed by the senior, sessions proposed by the facilitator and convivial moments in the presence of families . During the sessions proposed by the senior, he will offered the child a leisure activity that he likes and masters (eg gardening, DIY, sewing, etc.). All the proposed activities will be validated upstream by the project managers. The sessions proposed by the facilitator (e.g. games, walks) could be done with the participation of an outside speaker (e.g. for writing a gazette). A new evaluation session will be offered to all participants at the end of the meeting period, then at the end of the project, 1 month after the end of the meeting period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Isolated seniorRegular exchanges-
ChildrenRegular exchanges-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
For Senior : the 3-point loneliness scale;At 8 months

The 3-point lonelisness scale evaluates loneless with 3 questions.

For children : SDQ-fraAt 8 months

The SDQ is a behavioral screening questionnaire applicable to children aged 3 to 16 and comprising 25 questions divided into 5 domains (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, relationship problems with other children, social behavior).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
For Senior : the Nottingham Perceptual Health Indicator score (ISPN or NHP)Before (Month 0), after the sessions (Month 7), one month after the end of the sessions (M8)

This is a self-questionnaire of 38 items covering 6 dimensions: pain, physical mobility, sleep, energy, emotional reaction, social isolation. We will focus on the average score (and not the classes/slices: low, medium, etc.).

This is a self-questionnaire of 38 items covering 6 dimensions: pain, physical mobility, sleep, energy, emotional reaction, social isolation. We will focus on the average score (and not the classes/slices: low, medium, etc.).

Geriatric depression scale 15Up to 8 months

The GDS is a 15-item scale used to screen for mood disorders.

rosenberg self-esteem scaleUp to 8 months

This scale consists of 10 questions each evaluated by a 4-level Likert scale.

satisfaction questionnaireAt 7 months

for children and their parents and teachers, for the senior

semi-directive interiewUp to 7 months

"for children, for the senior, for entourage of senior and children interview defined especially for this study to evaluate social impact written transcription or oral records"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institut Claude Pompidou

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Nice, France

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