Geriatric Disorders Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effects of Geriatric Inclusive Art Activity in Nursing Home Residents (GIA)
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.
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.
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Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective
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