Cognitive Decline, Depression, Older Adults
Conditions
Brief summary
This study evaluated if the social and cultural activities decrease the incidence of dementia and frailty conditions.
Detailed description
The past decade has been characterized by the involvement of Museums in individual health prevention and promotion by using art-based activities to improve quality of life and well-being. Visiting museum or over cultural and educational activity could be used for health prevention and promotion. For the development of appropriate educational and cultural activities, there is a need, first, to improve knowledge about social and health condition of older adult, and second to examine the effects of engagement in educational and social activity on incidence of health adverse events.
Interventions
OTHERObservational
Participants who attended different educational and cultural activities either in a community centers or public institutions like arts museums or universities.
Sponsors
Jewish General Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being 50 years and over * Being enrolled in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging * Actively involved in social and cultural activities
Exclusion criteria
* Never enrolled in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging * Less than 50 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depression | around 20 years | It will be used the Depression scale which has a score of 10 or less. Each participant will be asses based on this scale. The depression scale evaluates the depression symptoms for a time period. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Motoric cognitive risk syndrome | around 20 years | Motoric cognitive risk syndrome represents a pre-dementia syndrome characterized by cognitive complaints and a slow gait speed. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed