Effects of Geriatric Inclusive Art Activity in Nursing Home Residents (GIA)

Completed

• Conditions: Geriatric Disorders
• Interventions: Other: Geriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity

• Registration Number: NCT02356042
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Angers

Brief Summary

The study aimed to compare the changes in health and functional status between nursing home residents practicing GIA activity and a control group of residents, and to examine the changes in residents' abilities to participate in GIA activity.

Detailed Description

Geriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity is a derived form of art therapy using painting to make older adults aware of their abilities through an improvement of emotional well-being (1). GIA protected against in-hospital mortality in demented older inpatients and has also been associated with shorter length of hospital stay in geriatric inpatients. These GIA-related positive effects suggest that GIA activity may improve health and functional status in the elderly. To date, effects of GIA on health and functional status in nursing home residents have not been examined.

Based on the previous positive effects reported in older inpatients practicing GIA activity, the investigators hypothesized that GIA activity could improve health and/or functional status of nursing homes residents.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-07
• Study Completion: 2014-07
• Status Verified: 2015-01
• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-02-04
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 2015-02-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• Being a resident in the nursing home "la Grande Providence" (Nantes - Loire Atlantique, France)
• Ability to answer questions
• Being affiliated to the French health insurance

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to understand and speak French
• Opposition to the use of information collected for research purposes

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Nursing home residents practicing GIA activity	Geriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in health and functional status measured by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	Change in health and functional status was measured by a standardized questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the number of drugs daily taken assessed by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	The number of drugs daily taken was assessed by a standardized questionnaire
History of falls in the past 6 months assessed by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	History of falls was assessed by a standardized questionnaire
Have an unscheduled medical consultation assessed by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	Unscheduled medical consultation was assessed by a standardized questionnaire
Being hospitalized unscheduled manner assessed by a standardized questionnaire	This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months	Unscheduled hospitalization was assessed by a standardized questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fondation Cémavie; 🇫🇷 Nantes, France