A 3-month Cycle of Weekly Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Tours to Promote Social Inclusion, Well-being, Quality of Life and Health in Older Community Members Experiencing Social Isolation
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Social Interaction
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
- Enrollment
- 128
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Social isolation
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Social isolation in older community-members living in urban areas and its possible reduction through a 3-month cycle of weekly museum tours.
Detailed Description
Social isolation is a major problem for the Canadian society because of its: (1) high prevalence in the older population (30% in individuals aged 65 and over, which represents 1.5 million individuals), (2) association with a wide range of mental and physical health problems and (3) increased use of health and social services. Museum art-based activities have demonstrated benefits on an individual's sense of social inclusion, their well-being, their quality of life and physical frailty. Few studies have examined the effects of the participation in museum art-based activities in older community members experiencing social isolation. In 2019, the team conducted an experimental pilot study comprised of pre-post intervention, single arm, prospective and a longitudinal follow-up. This experiment indicated that a 3-month cycle of weekly visits to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in the form of a guided tour may improve the social inclusion of socially isolated older adults. We hypothesize that it is possible to reproduce these previous positive results using a mixed methods approach that combines: (1) a qualitative phase comprised of observation of the guided tours; semi-structured interviews, focus groups and an analysis of relevant organizational documents; (2) a quantitative phase based on a randomized clinical trial (RCT). Over a two-year period, we will examine whether and how a 3-month cycle of weekly MMFA tours may (1) improve social inclusion, well-being and quality of life, and (2) reduce frailty in older community members, living in Montreal, who are experiencing social isolation. The study includes the participation of community workers who work with socially isolated older Montrealers, members of this community, as well as museum works and administrators. Our research will not only include information on how the museum experience has affected older adults. It will incorporate feedback from all of these participants leading to an evaluation of the program offered by the museum to better serve the future needs and desires of this population. It will also benefit the participating organizations.
Investigators
Olivier Beauchet
MD, PhD, Professor of Geriatrics, Holder of the Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Chair in Geriatric Medicine Clinician Scientist, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine Director of Centre of Excellence on Longevity, RUISSS McGill, McGill University
Jewish General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being 65 years and over
- •Having an Internet access with an electronic device (i.e.; laptop, computer, smartphone, tablet) at the participant's place of living as the repetitive assessments for this study will be performed on the web platform of the Centre of Excellence on Longevity of McGill University
- •Understanding and writing the language of the recruitment centre (i.e., French or English)
- •Life expectancy estimated over 3 months as the duration of the follow-up is 3 months
Exclusion Criteria
- •Concomitant participation to another clinical trial,
- •Having participated to a participatory art-based activity of the MMFA,
- •Not speaking the language of the study.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Social isolation
Time Frame: 3 months
The 11-item Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) comprises two subscales: social interaction (i.e., frequency of interactions) and subjective support (i.e., satisfaction with emotional support provided). DSSI score ranges from 11 to 33, increased score indicating higher levels of social insertion. The scores of the 11 items are combined and categorized as low-fair (score ≤26), high (score 27-29) and very high (score 30-33). We will use as primary outcome the mean score of 11-item DSSI and its distribution in three categories.
Secondary Outcomes
- Frailty(3 months)
- Well-being(3 months)
- Quality of life using the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D)(3 months)
- Compliance assessed counting the number of workshops completed during the 3-month period of intervention.(3 month)
- Satisfaction concerning the project assessed by self-questionnaire(1 day)
- Participants' socio-demographic characteristics(3 months)
- Interpersonal interactions(3 months)