Healthy older people or older people with mild frailty who live in community
Conditions
Interventions
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Phase 1: building a communal horizon of understanding"
An intervener participates in the participants'
community groups one or two times only as a member. "
Phase 2: color-mediated occupational storytelling and setting occupational goals in groups"
A group work (about 90 minutes) using 100 color cards is performed. Participants recall their life histories related to their occupations using colors as clues, and they talk with each other. Next, th
Phase 3: individually occupational story making"
The occupational goals set by the participants at the previous phase should be carried out in their daily lives for about two months. "
Phase 4: reflecting on phase 3 and updating goals"
Through the group work, the individual process of their occupational story making (phase 3) is recalled (about 90 minutes). Afterwards, their occupational goals are updated with orienting their future
Sponsors
Department of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Those who are members of a community group for older adults and regularly participate in the group, 2) those who can come to the venue by themselves, and 3) those who can communicate in Japanese.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Hospitalized patients, and 2) patients who have been diagnosed with dementia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Cognitive functions - Mini-Mental State Examination-Japanese - Digit Span and Tapping Span (Clinical Assessment for Attention) - Symbol Search (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition) - Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (*at 6 and 12 months after the start of the interventions) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Status of activities and participation - Japanese version of the FRAIL scale - Self-Rating Frenchay Activities Index 2) Subjective well-being - MOS 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey Version 2 - The Japanese version of the Life Engagement Test - The Japanese version of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire-Short Form (*at 6 and 12 months after the start of the interventions) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactRisa Takashima
Hokkaido University Department of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed