None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study investigates the impact of MinDArT, an art-based mindfulness programme for people living with dementia and their care-partners, compared to a Memory Café intervention. The study uses a cross-over design: half the participants will participate in MinDArT first then Memory Café. The other half will participate Memory Café first, then MinDArT. Our hypotheses are: (Windle et al. 2002) 1. MinDArT has a positive impact on how people feel (well-being, stress, and quality of life) and on what people can do (fine motor skills and thinking and memory skills) for people living with dementia. This change is greater than that for the Memory Cafe. 2. Well-being and stress will improve for supporters when taking part in MinDArT. This change will be greater than that for the Memory Cafe intervention. 3. Taking part in MinDArT will be an engaging and positive experience. There will be a higher level of individual engagement for people living with dementia in MinDArT sessions compared to Memory Cafe sessions. We will also document the perceived benefits of MinDArT and Memory Cafe membership, and the similarities and difference between them.
Interventions
MinDArT is an eight-week dual-care programme for people with dementia and their supporters. Each 90 minute weekly session involves groups of 9 people with dementia undertaking custom-designed material and digital drawing exercises, while their supporters in an adjacent room undertake the same drawing programme. The drawing programme is inspired by nature, engaging as many senses as possible and applying repetitive drawing movements. Each session utilises natural resources, traditional drawing m
MinDArT is an eight-week dual-care programme for people with dementia and their supporters. Each 90 minute weekly session involves groups of 9 people with dementia undertaking custom-designed material and digital drawing exercises, while their supporters in an adjacent room undertake the same drawing programme. The drawing programme is inspired by nature, engaging as many senses as possible and applying repetitive drawing movements. Each session utilises natural resources, traditional drawing materials and a specially designed digital drawing application. The MinDArT digital applications are unique to the programme. Additionally, each participant is given a digital tablet for the duration of the programme so that they can repeat the sessions at home. This allows them to access the benefits of the digital drawing programme at their own leisure until they are presented with the next instalment the following week. MinDArT combines the principles of mindfulness with the meditative qualities of drawing, and incorporates physical creative activities with specially designed digital art activities on tablets. The sessions will be run by the principal researcher (art lecturer) and Dementia Wellington Advisor. Session attendance will be recorded on a checklist. There will be a 10 week washout period between each stage.
Sponsors
Massey University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Crossover
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
The research is designed to be inclusive and will not exclude participants on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender, place of residence, ethnicity, nationality, religion, education or socioeconomic status. The inclusion criteria are: • Capacity to give informed consent to participate in this research. • Able to converse in English without an interpreter • The other half of dyad is available to participate (ie; carer) • Service agency staff’s judgement that the person living with dementia will be able to comfortably meet the cognitive and communication demands of participating in this type of group session
Exclusion criteria
The exclusion criteria are: • Significant visual or hearing impairment to an extent that would make engagement in a group environment difficult. • An activated enduring power of attorney for personal welfare and care (or clinician advice that they are cognitively unable to give informed consent).
Outcome results
None listed