The Effectiveness of Applying Art Therapy on Social Interaction, Self-esteem and Well-Being for Elderly Residents in Long-Term Care Institutions
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 82
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Socially Supportive Activity Inventory
研究概览
简要总结
When aging, older people migrate to long-term care institutions. The elderly residents lack autonomy due to the characteristics of group life. The decline of health function or the occurrence of diseases can easily lead to reduced physical activity, decreased interpersonal interaction, social withdrawal, low self-esteem, and decreased well-being. In current that emphasizes the elderly in health promotion and disease prevention activities, art therapy can be applied for the elderly to achieve the purpose of health promotion. Art therapy could effectively improve social interaction, self-esteem, and well-being; but many researchers still suggest that it is necessary to investigate the effectiveness of art therapy for elderly residents in long-term care institutions. The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of art therapy in improving social interaction, self-esteem, and well-being for elderly residents in long-term care institutions.
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 100 Years（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Aged 65 years or older and lived in the same long-term care institution for more than three months.
- •Communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
- •With glasses or hearing aids and other assistive devices can have good vision and hearing functions.
- •Both upper limb muscle power ≥ 4 points, can autonomous movement against moderate resistance. Under supervision, can safely use scissors for artistic creation and sit continuously for 90 minutes.
- •Score > 20 points on Barthel Index.
- •Score > 16 points on Mini-Mental Status Examination.
- •Score ≤ 9 points on Geriatric Depression Scale.
- •After the researcher's explanation, the participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
排除标准
- •Under 65 years of age, and lived in the same long-term care institution less than three months.
- •Severe hearing and vision impaired, making it impossible to communicate.
- •Receiving antidepressant drugs or related treatments.
- •Completely dependent on activities of daily living.
- •Severe depression or severe dementia.
- •The elderly are participating in artistic creation-related activities.
研究组 & 干预措施
Art therapy group
Experimental group received 8-week art therapy. Art therapy uses different themes and materials to art-making.
干预措施: Art therapy (Other)
No intervention group
No intervention group maintain the institution's original daily routine and participation in activities.
结局指标
主要结局
Socially Supportive Activity Inventory
时间窗: After 8-week art therapy
An index-type instrument allows evaluating the quantity and quality of elders' participation in social activity in long-term care settings (Hsu, 2011). All organized into nine subcategories, including (1) all social contacts with family members and friends, (2) chatting with acquaintances, (3) holiday-related activities, (4) cognitive games, (5) involvement by outside organizations, (6) entertainment, (7) pleasure trips, (8) arts/crafts classes, and (9) religious activities (Hsu, 2011). Each subcategory contained three components: frequency, meaningfulness, and enjoyment (Hsu, 2011). The frequency ranged from 1 to 9, and meaningful-ness and enjoyment rated on a 4-point Likert rating ranged from 1 to 4 (Hsu, 2011). Higher scores represented more frequent participation in the activity, more significant meaning to one's life, and greater enjoyment in activity participation (Hsu, 2011).
次要结局
- Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale(Chinese version)(After 8-week art therapy)
- Well-Being Scale for Elders(After 8-week art therapy)
研究者
Tsui-Wei Chien
Assistant Professor
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences