Making Intergenerational Connections Through Arts
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Older Adults
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOSSS)
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 8 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact on older adults' wellbeing of participating in a 10-week conversation about arts and culture with an international university student whose native language is not English.
Detailed Description
Older adults residing in subsidized housing will participate in a series of online conversations over 10 weeks about various arts and culture with an international university student enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); each weekly session will last for about 30 min to one hour. Participants will complete survey questionnaires before and after the 10-week conversation program, and an exit interview at the end of the conversation program.
Investigators
Hon K. Yuen, PhD
Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •older than 60 years old
- •Residence in a subsidized apartment for at least one year
- •Able to carry on a daily conversation with or without hearing aids
- •Intact cognition as indicated by a score of greater than 5 on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ)
- •have a working smart phone that can do video-conferencing
- •being able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •having physical, or sensory (visual or hearing) deficits or language barriers (non-English communicators) that may impede study participation
- •non-English speaker
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOSSS)
Time Frame: at 2 months
It has 3 items rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ( 'none of the time' = 1 to 'all of the time' = 5) with higher scores indicating a more positive social interaction.
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale
Time Frame: at 2 months
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - 6 items) measures one's emotional loneliness (lack of intimate relationship, 3 items) and social loneliness (lack of wider social network, 3 items). There are negatively (1-3) and positively (4-6) worded items. On the negatively worded items, the neutral and positive answers are scored as "1". Therefore, on questions 1-3 score Yes=1, More or less=1, and No=0. On the positively worded items, the neutral and negative answers are scored as "1". Therefore, on questions 4-6, score Yes=0, More or less=1, and No=1. This gives a possible range of scores from 0 to 6, with 0=least lonely, and 6=most lonely.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale
Time Frame: at 2 months
(ULS-8, Hays \& Dimatteo, 1987) measures one's subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation. It has 8 items rated on a 4-level frequency score scale (0=never to 3=always) with higher scores indicating a higher degree of loneliness. Some items require reverse scoring.
Social Connectedness Scale (SCS)
Time Frame: at 2 months
It has 8 items rated on a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=strongly agree to 6=strongly disagree) with higher scores indicating a more reported sense of social connectedness and belongingness.
Secondary Outcomes
- Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)(at 2 months)
- Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)(at 2 months)
- Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 items (PHQ-9)(at 2 months)