Characterization of Health Conditions of Visitors of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Jewish General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Prevention; Health Promotion

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04032145

2020-1878

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the effects of arts on the Montreal Museum's clients.

Full description

Acting early in the process of weakening elders in order to keep them longer in good health and socially active is possible. During the past decade, museums have become involved in the care of patients by using art to improve their quality of life and well-being. Museums have, thus, emerged as new partners in public health. Very few programs developed by museums have focused on elders. Only one focused on elders in situation of early frailty and demonstrated that it was possible, through participatory visual art-based activities, to improve the health status of elders living at home.

Enrollment: 316 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being 50 years old
• Coming at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for guided visits, arts activities, and so forth.

Exclusion Criteria

-No internet connection and electronic device like cell phone, Ipad or computer.

Trial design

316 participants in 1 patient group

Observational

Description:

All participants who go to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will fill out an online questionnaire called: CESAM ( Self Administered Questionnaire). This questionnaire will asse participant's health condition. Moreover, the goal of the questionnaire is to evaluate if art activities may change the participants' health conditions in time.