Geriatric Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
The study aimed to compare the changes in health and functional status between nursing home residents practicing GIA activity and a control group of residents, and to examine the changes in residents' abilities to participate in GIA activity.
Detailed description
Geriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity is a derived form of art therapy using painting to make older adults aware of their abilities through an improvement of emotional well-being (1). GIA protected against in-hospital mortality in demented older inpatients and has also been associated with shorter length of hospital stay in geriatric inpatients. These GIA-related positive effects suggest that GIA activity may improve health and functional status in the elderly. To date, effects of GIA on health and functional status in nursing home residents have not been examined. Based on the previous positive effects reported in older inpatients practicing GIA activity, the investigators hypothesized that GIA activity could improve health and/or functional status of nursing homes residents.
Interventions
OTHERGeriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity
The frequency of GIA sessions in this study was from 1 to 2 per month. The time of a session was around 1 hour 30 minutes. Participants of intervention group benefited GIA activity during a 6-month follow-up period.
Sponsors
Cémavie
University Hospital, Angers
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being a resident in the nursing home la Grande Providence (Nantes - Loire Atlantique, France) * Ability to answer questions * Being affiliated to the French health insurance
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to understand and speak French * Opposition to the use of information collected for research purposes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in health and functional status measured by a standardized questionnaire | This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months | Change in health and functional status was measured by a standardized questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the number of drugs daily taken assessed by a standardized questionnaire | This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months | The number of drugs daily taken was assessed by a standardized questionnaire |
| History of falls in the past 6 months assessed by a standardized questionnaire | This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months | History of falls was assessed by a standardized questionnaire |
| Have an unscheduled medical consultation assessed by a standardized questionnaire | This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months | Unscheduled medical consultation was assessed by a standardized questionnaire |
| Being hospitalized unscheduled manner assessed by a standardized questionnaire | This outcome is assessed at baseline and at 6 months | Unscheduled hospitalization was assessed by a standardized questionnaire |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed