Effects of Arts Engagement Programs on Physical Performance, Cognition, Social Isolation, and Self Perception in Older Adults
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Social Isolation
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
- Enrollment
- 64
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Physical Performance using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this community-engaged project is to examine how taking part in different arts (dance & music), compared to control (no arts) affects older adults' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL using the Short Form-20(SF) form), physical performance (Short Physical Performance Battery-SPPB), cognition (using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-MoCA), social engagement (National Social Life, Health, & Aging Project-NSHAP survey), and perceptions of self (focus interviews).
Detailed Description
In this Randomized-Controlled-Trial, 60 adults (20/condition) will take part in 20, 45-minute sessions (ballroom dance, ukulele/guitar playing, or control- i.e. social conversation), 2 times/week for 10 weeks. While the investigators know that arts participation improves function in older adults, exact effects of different arts programs on health outcomes remains unclear. The investigators plan to fill this gap by studying how different arts participation affect health outcomes. The overall aim is to study how arts engagement helps older adults remain active and influences physical, psychological, and emotional functioning.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Be healthy,
- •\> 65 years of age and able to take part in learning music, or ballroom dance.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Presence of a co-morbid mental health diagnosis or other physical or behavioral challenges that the study staff assess as rendering the participant unable or unsafe to participate in the study.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Physical Performance using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Time Frame: Pre (Week 0), Post 1 (Week 10) and Post 2 (Week 15) Intervention
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is an assessment tool for evaluation of lower extremity functioning in older persons. In this tool, participants will perform the 3 SPPB components: 1) Ability to stand for 10 sec with feet in 3 different positions (together side-by-side, semi-tandem, and tandem), 2) Two timed trials of a 4-m walk (fastest recorded), and 3) Time to rise from a chair five times. The subtests are scored from 0-4. The overall SPPB is scored from 0 (Minimum) to 12 (Maximum score) with higher scores indicating better lower extremity function.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Social Connections using the Social Connections Survey(Post 1 (Week 10) and Post 2 (Week 15) Intervention)
- Change in Cognition using Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) survey(Pre (Week 0), Post 1 (Week 10) and Post 2 (Week 15) Intervention)
- Change in Self-Perception Post Intervention Focus Interview(Post 1 (Week 10) and Post 2 (Week 15) Intervention)