community-dwelling middle and old aged people
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the intervention group attend a picture-book reading program held once a week, 120 minutes each time and total of 12 times in the community space.
Participants in the control group att
Sponsors
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Social participation and community health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (i) ADL-independent (ii) cognitively healthy people (iii) People who sufficiently understand the purpose and content of the research, and who have the ability to agree informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (i) People with visual impairment and hearing loss that interfere their daily life (ii) Participants who have been already diagnosed dementia (iii) People who are found by medical doctors (co-researchers of this study) to be unable to participate in this program due to significant illness, physical dysfunction, dementia, and neuropsychological disorders etc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Memory(Logical MemoryI,II(Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised)) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive test battery, Physical function, Mental health, Social variables, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Frequency of participation in group activity | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAi Iizuka
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Social participation and community health
Outcome results
None listed