JOY of ART - an Intervention Study for Older Adults and Their Family Caregivers
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Mental Well-being assessed using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale (WEMWBS)
研究概览
简要总结
Music, dance and visual arts are suggested to support health and well-being of older people. Intervention studies, however, are scarce. JOY of ART study investigates the effects of multicomponent art intervention among older people and ther family caregivers.
详细描述
JOY of ART study investigates the effects of group based intervention including music, dance and visual arts. Art sessions are provided once a week in three months period each session takes 60 minutes. Eligible participants are recruited from the City of Kuopio, Finland, total 60 dyads, 30 to intervention group and 30 to control group. Health, physical performance and quality of life assessments are conducted at the baseline and in the end of the intervention. In addition, participants are contacted by phone and interviewed six months after the intervention has completed. For family caregivers qualitative interviews are conducted at the baseline and in the end of the study.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •65+ age, family caregiving dyad, ability to walk independently or assisted, home dwelling
排除标准
- •severe dementia, severe aphasia
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention
Art groups are held once a week, each with the duration of 60 minutes. They begin with a 45 minute art intervention and conclude with a 15 minute discussion. The art groups include music, dance and visual arts, which is psychologically, socially, and physically activating. Music has the main emphasis in art intervention. The preferences of the subjects are taken into consideration in art intervention. Art intervention is conducted by trained and experienced art pedagogues.
Art intervention aims to revive previously learned art-related skills, to learn and enhance new skills, and to improve and intensify physiological, emotional, social, motoric, and cognitive abilities.
干预措施: Art (Other)
Control
Baseline and follow-up measurements.
结局指标
主要结局
Mental Well-being assessed using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale (WEMWBS)
时间窗: Change in Mental Well-being from baseline until three month follow-up
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale (WEMWBS)
次要结局
- Mobility and Balance assessed using Timed up & Go (TUG)(Change in Mobility and Balance from baseline until three month follow-up)
- Psychological Distress assessed using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12)(Change in Psychological Distress from baseline until three month follow-up)
- Physical Performance assessed using Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)(Change in Physical Performance from baseline until three month follow-up)
- Quality of Life assessed using EQ- 5D-5L(Change in Quality of Life from baseline until three month follow-up)
- Use of Social and Health Care Services assessed using Questionnaire(Change in use of Social and Health Care Service use from baseline until three month follow-up)
研究者
Tarja Välimäki
Principal Investigator
University of Eastern Finland