The Impact of Art Therapy on the Relationships Between Individuals Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Disease and Their Care Partners
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 82
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Impact of Art Therapy on Quality of Dyadic Relationship
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a 4-week art therapy intervention on the relationships between individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and their care partners, on the self-esteem of diagnosed individuals, and on care partner attitudes towards persons with Alzheimer's disease.
Detailed Description
The aim is to develop and implement an art therapy intervention for dyads - each consisting of an individual diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease and his/her care partner - with the goals of improving patients' and care partners' sense of their relationship, increasing patients' self-esteem and improving care partner attitudes towards individuals with Alzheimer's disease. The specific intervention will be a portrait-making project utilizing a collage approach. Each participant (i.e. diagnosed individuals and care partners) will be instructed to create a portrait of him/herself. Participants will be provided with a sample portrait as well as bins of materials (e.g. words, images, markers). The intervention will be administered for 1 ½ hours weekly, at the same day/time, for 4 consecutive weeks.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •for patients include:
- •A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, based on the NIA/AA Diagnostic Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease (McKhann et al., 2011)
- •MMSE of 18-26, inclusive, administered within 6 month prior to screening or at screening
- •Awareness of diagnosis and/or memory impairment, as determined by semi-structured interview with clinician (see Appendix B)
- •Availability and willingness to participate in all 4 sessions of the intervention
- •A care partner with whom the patient has regular weekly contact and who is available and willing to participate in all 4 sessions of the intervention
- •Sufficient visual acuity to read 12-point font
- •Sufficient manual dexterity to use scissors
- •Ability to hear instructions in a classroom setting
- •Ability to read English
- •Age 18 years old or greater
Exclusion Criteria
- •for patients include:
- •Any uncontrolled medical or neurological/neurodegenerative condition (other than AD) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might be a contributing cause of the subject's cognitive impairment (e.g., substance abuse, vitamin B12 deficiency, abnormal thyroid function, stroke or other cerebrovascular condition, Lewy body dementia, fronto-temporal dementia, head trauma).
- •Current active psychiatric illness (e.g., major depression, schizophrenia, etc.)
- •Current active seizure disorder.
- •Malignancy or carcinoma currently requiring active treatment or progressing off of treatment.
- •Recent history (within 1 year) of alcohol abuse or drug abuse.
- •Active tobacco use that interferes with visits (e.g., if the patient would need to smoke during the therapy session).
- •Use of medications (e.g., narcotics, sedatives, etc.) that lead to drowsiness during the therapy sessions
- •Inability to comply with the instructions of the art therapist.
- •Other unspecified reasons that, in the opinion of the Investigator make the subject unsuitable for enrollment.
- •Prisoners
- •Inclusion criteria for care partners include:
- •Adult 18 years of age or older
- •Ability to consent
- •Regular weekly contact with the subject diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
- •Availability and willingness to participate in all 4 sessions of the intervention
- •Sufficient visual acuity to read 12-point font
- •Sufficient manual dexterity to use scissors
- •Ability to hear instructions in a classroom setting
- •Ability to read English
- •Exclusion criteria for care partners include:
- •Any uncontrolled medical or neurological/neurodegenerative condition sufficient to cause cognitive impairment
- •Current active psychiatric illness (e.g., major depression, schizophrenia, etc.)
- •Current active seizure disorder.
- •Malignancy or carcinoma currently requiring active treatment or progressing off of treatment.
- •Recent history (within 1 year) of alcohol abuse or drug abuse.
- •Active tobacco use that interferes with visits (e.g., if the care partner would need to smoke during the therapy session).
- •Use of medications (e.g., narcotics, sedatives, etc.) that lead to drowsiness during the therapy sessions
- •Inability to comply with the instructions of the art therapist.
- •Other unspecified reasons that, in the opinion of the Investigator make the care partner unsuitable for enrollment.
- •Prisoners
Arms & Interventions
Dementia Participants and Care Partners
Dyads including a participant diagnosed with dementia and the care partner
Intervention: Art Therapy (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Impact of Art Therapy on Quality of Dyadic Relationship
Time Frame: Week 4
Impact of art therapy on quality of dyadic relationship will be determined using the Dyadic Relationship Scale. The survey consists of 10 questions with a total score range of 10-40. The score is a measure of patient and care partner perceptions of their relationship. Lower scores indicate the perception of a poorer relationship (i.e. greater strain, lower positive interactions) and higher scores indicate a perceived better relationship (i.e. lower strain, greater positive interactions).
Impact of Art Therapy on Quality of Dyadic Relationship
Time Frame: Week 1
Impact of art therapy on quality of dyadic relationship will be determined using the Dyadic Relationship Scale. The survey consists of 10 questions with a total score range of 10-40. The score is a measure of patient and care partner perceptions of their relationship. Lower scores indicate the perception of a poorer relationship (i.e. greater strain, lower positive interactions) and higher scores indicate a perceived better relationship (i.e. lower strain, greater positive interactions).
Secondary Outcomes
- Impact of Art Therapy on Dementia Individuals' Self-esteem(Week 4)
- Impact of Art Therapy on Dementia Individuals' Sense of Stigma(Week 4)
- Impact of Art Therapy on Care Partner Attitudes Towards Persons with Dementia(Week 4)
- Impact of Art Therapy on Dementia Individuals' Self-esteem(Week 1)
- Impact of Art Therapy on Dementia Individuals' Sense of Stigma(Week 1)
- Impact of Art Therapy on Care Partner Attitudes Towards Persons with Dementia(Week 1)