Effects of Geriatric Inclusive Art Activity in Nursing Home Residents (GIA)

University Hospital, Angers

Status: Completed

Conditions: Geriatric Disorders

Treatments: Other: Geriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02356042

2013-42

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

24 participants in 2 patient groups

Nursing home residents practicing GIA activity

Treatment:

Other: Geriatric inclusive art (GIA) activity

Nursing home residents no practicing GIA activity