R.CULT.HEA - URban Environment, CULTural Social Use of Space and HEAlth / Well-being Effect on Population

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Behavior; Personal Satisfaction
• Interventions: Other: Cultural and Social exposure

• Registration Number: NCT02426528
• Lead Sponsor: University of Bologna

Brief Summary

This cluster randomized trial will test the affect of individual participation in culturally- and socially-related activities on health and well-being, in comparison also with the classic individual determinant, in relation to urban renovation schemes. Investigators will using a questionnaire based on several areas such as individual psychological well-being (PGWBI), individual happiness positioning (Keyes Scale) and health status perception (SF-12 Health Survey). Secondary outcomes will be related to social capital density (relationships and trust), culture (participation) and religion. The survey will be undertaken in a mid-size Italian metropolitan area, namely the Metropolitan City of Bologna.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-04-24
• Study First Posted: 2015-04-27
• Status Verified: 2016-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-06-07
• Last Update Posted: 2016-06-08
• Study Start: 2016-09
• Primary Completion: 2017-09
• Study Completion: 2018-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 625

Inclusion Criteria

• Gender: men and women;
• Age range between 18 and 75 years old;
• Residency: in an area of 2 square kilometers surrounding the Casa del Popolo

Exclusion Criteria

• participants no having the previous features

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cultural and Social exposure A	Cultural and Social exposure	Cultural and Social exposure

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PGWBI (The Psychological General Well-Being Index)	after 24 months (end of study)	This is a self-administrated test with 22 items that assesses the subjective perception of psychological well-being. It has been divided into 6 categories: anxiety, depression, self-control, positivity, well-being, and health and vitality

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
MHC-SF (Mental Health Continuum - Long Form MHC-LF)	after 24 months (end of study)	This is a self-administered form and represents the short version (14 items) of the Mental Health Continuum - Long Form MHC-LF (12), the original forty-item instrument. As for the long form, the short one has been designed to measure emotional, psychological and social well-being described by the two-continuum model of positive health (10). Within this framework, participants can be identified as flourishing, languishing or enjoying moderate mental health; in other words the aim is to assess positive or negative mental health as a function of emotional, psychological, and social well-being
SF-12 Health Survey	after 24 months (end of study)	This is a self-administered test that assesses global health status but from the subjective point of view. It has been divided into two principal subscales: The Physical Component Summary (PCS) and the Mental Component Summary (MCS). In particular, it allows us to assess concepts involving health, physical functions, pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, emotional functioning and mental health