ARTISAN 2.0: Deconstructing the Integrative Efficacy of a Multimodal Art-based Intervention

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-31

Study Completion Date

2022-11-30

Brief Summary

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To address perceived loneliness via citizen empowerment, ARTISAN (Aspiration and Resilience Through Intergenerational Storytelling and Art-based Narratives) was developed by the Principal Investigator in partnership with the National Arts Council and the National Museum of Singapore. A 2018 pilot study was conducted with the aim to establish ARTISAN's intervention framework, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in promoting resilience, social connectedness, wellbeing, personhood and nationhood. The current research builds on the empirical foundation of the pilot study and seeks to deconstruct the ARTISAN intervention for gaining a deeper understanding of its underlying mechanisms for promoting positive life changes among youth and senior participants such as reduced loneliness, enhanced resilience, psychological wellbeing, social connectedness and sense of nationhood.

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Detailed Description

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Objective: The core objective is to critically investigate and assess the independent and combined efficacy of each key intervention components of ARTISAN's multimodal framework, which consist of: 1) full ARTISAN condition; 2) intergenerational participatory arts condition; 3) intergenerational art space condition; 4) intergenerational storytelling condition; and 5) control condition of physical activity.

Methods: Utilizing a five-arm, multicentre randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, 70 youths and 70 seniors (N=140) from 10 collaborating sites will be invited to participate in a 5-weeks intervention programme under one of five conditions (ARTISAN condition, Participatory Arts condition, Art-space condition, Storytelling condition, Control condition). Quantitative measurements will be taken at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and ten week post baseline the interventions.

Significance: The results generated will serve to illuminate the intricate pathways in which arts and heritage can cultivate positive life changes, and address misconceptions and about the pivotal roles that arts and heritage play in health promotion.

Conditions

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Intergenerational Relations Loneliness Well Aging

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Using site randomization, each higher education institution will be randomized into one of the five RCT conditions (i.e. full ARTISAN, participatory arts, art space, storytelling and control), and each elderly care agency will be randomized into one of the same five conditions. Based on randomization outcome, one higher education institution will be paired with one elderly care agency, the paired collaborating sites will be allocated to the same RCT condition. Participant recruitment will be simultaneously conducted at each paired sites through 5 sequential rounds, and each round will recruit 2 groups, totalling 10 groups for the entire study. Each group will comprise 14 participants with youths and senior to be randomized paired as dyads, who will undergo a 5-week RCT condition with a follow-up assessment at 10-weeks. At any given time during the study, 2 groups will be run concurrently until all 10 groups complete the RCT.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ARTISAN Condition

Participants assigned to this arm will engage in ARTISAN, a 5-weekly, 15-hour group-based arts and heritage intervention programme with specific intervention components including curated museum tours, facilitated storytelling and professionally-led art-making. The weekly intervention covers the five ARTISAN themes of national heritage, social bonds, adversity and resilience, dreams and aspiration, and community art exhibition.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ARTISAN Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth and senior participants will be randomly paired and engage in the 5-weekly, 3-hour ARTISAN intervention as dyads (totaling 15 hours of intervention). In the first four weeks of the ARTISAN, dyads will engage in themed museum tours facilitated by a docent (45min), guided storytelling (45 min) and professionally-led art-making (45 min). The remaining time (45 min) is allocated for session breaks, session introduction/closing, and buffer time for movement around the gallery. The final week involves an exhibition where participants share their artworks with the public and reflect on their experiences and artworks. The weekly session themes are as follows: Week 1: Discovering our National Heritage (Art medium: Clay); Week 2: Strengthening Social Bonds (Art medium: Acrylic Paints); Week 3: Overcoming Adversities and Resilience (Art medium: Beads); Week 4: Building Dreams and Aspirations (Art medium: Recycled Materials); Week 5: Sharing our Stories and Legacies (Community Showcase)

Intergenerational Participatory Arts Condition

Participants assigned to this arm will engage in the participatory arts-making component of the ARTISAN Intervention framework. Youths and senior participants in this condition will engage in a 5-weekly, 5-hour, group-based professionally-led art-making that covers the five ARTISAN themes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intergenerational Participatory Arts Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youths and senior participants in this condition will be randomly paired and engage in a 5-weekly 45-minute group-based art activity conducted in a community space with 15 minutes of preparation/break time (totaling 5 hours of intervention). A professional artist or art therapist will facilitate art-making sessions with the participants in a community space, utilizing the same mediums that were used in ARTISAN. The weekly session themes are as follows: Week 1: Discovering our National Heritage (Art medium: Clay); Week 2: Strengthening Social Bonds (Art medium: Acrylic Paints); Week 3: Overcoming Adversities and Resilience (Art medium: Beads); Week 4: Building Dreams and Aspirations (Art medium: Recycled Materials); Week 5: Sharing our Stories and Legacies (Community Showcase)

Intergenerational Art-space Condition

Participants assigned to this arm will engage in the cultural space component of the ARTISAN Intervention framework. Youths and senior participants in this condition will engage in a 5-weekly, 5-hour, group-based a group-based curated museum tour that covers the five ARTISAN themes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intergenerational Art-space Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youths and senior participants in this condition will engage in a 5-weekly 45-minute group-based curated museum tour that follow the ARTISAN themes with 15 minutes of preparation/break time, and conducted by a trained docent at the National Museum Singapore (totaling 5 hours of intervention).The weekly session themes are as follows: Week 1: Discovering our National Heritage; Week 2: Strengthening Social Bonds; Week 3: Overcoming Adversities and Resilience; Week 4: Building Dreams and Aspirations; Week 5: Sharing our Stories and Legacies.

Inter-generational Storytelling Condition

Participants assigned to this arm will engage in the storytelling component of the ARTISAN Intervention framework. Youths and senior participants in this condition will be paired to engage in a 5-weekly, 5-hour, group-based guided storytelling activity that covers the five ARTISAN themes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intergenerational Storytelling Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youths and senior participants in this condition will be paired to engage in a 5-weekly 45 minute group-based storytelling activity conducted in a community space with 15 minutes of preparation/break time (totaling 5 hours of intervention). Storytelling sessions will be conducted by a trained facilitator, and conversation starters from ARTISAN intervention will be used. The weekly session themes are as follows: Week 1: Discovering our National Heritage; Week 2: Strengthening Social Bonds; Week 3: Overcoming Adversities and Resilience; Week 4: Building Dreams and Aspirations; Week 5: Sharing our Stories and Legacies.

Control Condition

Participants assigned to this arm will engage in a 5-weekly, 5-hour, group-based physical activity session conducted in the community.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Control Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this condition will engage in a 5-weekly 45 minute group-based physical activity session conducted in the community with 15 minutes of preparation/break time (totaling 5 hours of intervention). Physical activity was selected over basic psychosocial care to test the effects of inter-generational contact independent of arts and heritage-based engagements.

Interventions

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ARTISAN Condition

Youth and senior participants will be randomly paired and engage in the 5-weekly, 3-hour ARTISAN intervention as dyads (totaling 15 hours of intervention). In the first four weeks of the ARTISAN, dyads will engage in themed museum tours facilitated by a docent (45min), guided storytelling (45 min) and professionally-led art-making (45 min). The remaining time (45 min) is allocated for session breaks, session introduction/closing, and buffer time for movement around the gallery. The final week involves an exhibition where participants share their artworks with the public and reflect on their experiences and artworks. The weekly session themes are as follows: Week 1: Discovering our National Heritage (Art medium: Clay); Week 2: Strengthening Social Bonds (Art medium: Acrylic Paints); Week 3: Overcoming Adversities and Resilience (Art medium: Beads); Week 4: Building Dreams and Aspirations (Art medium: Recycled Materials); Week 5: Sharing our Stories and Legacies (Community Showcase)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intergenerational Participatory Arts Condition

Youths and senior participants in this condition will be randomly paired and engage in a 5-weekly 45-minute group-based art activity conducted in a community space with 15 minutes of preparation/break time (totaling 5 hours of intervention). A professional artist or art therapist will facilitate art-making sessions with the participants in a community space, utilizing the same mediums that were used in ARTISAN. The weekly session themes are as follows: Week 1: Discovering our National Heritage (Art medium: Clay); Week 2: Strengthening Social Bonds (Art medium: Acrylic Paints); Week 3: Overcoming Adversities and Resilience (Art medium: Beads); Week 4: Building Dreams and Aspirations (Art medium: Recycled Materials); Week 5: Sharing our Stories and Legacies (Community Showcase)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intergenerational Art-space Condition

Youths and senior participants in this condition will engage in a 5-weekly 45-minute group-based curated museum tour that follow the ARTISAN themes with 15 minutes of preparation/break time, and conducted by a trained docent at the National Museum Singapore (totaling 5 hours of intervention).The weekly session themes are as follows: Week 1: Discovering our National Heritage; Week 2: Strengthening Social Bonds; Week 3: Overcoming Adversities and Resilience; Week 4: Building Dreams and Aspirations; Week 5: Sharing our Stories and Legacies.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intergenerational Storytelling Condition

Youths and senior participants in this condition will be paired to engage in a 5-weekly 45 minute group-based storytelling activity conducted in a community space with 15 minutes of preparation/break time (totaling 5 hours of intervention). Storytelling sessions will be conducted by a trained facilitator, and conversation starters from ARTISAN intervention will be used. The weekly session themes are as follows: Week 1: Discovering our National Heritage; Week 2: Strengthening Social Bonds; Week 3: Overcoming Adversities and Resilience; Week 4: Building Dreams and Aspirations; Week 5: Sharing our Stories and Legacies.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control Condition

Participants in this condition will engage in a 5-weekly 45 minute group-based physical activity session conducted in the community with 15 minutes of preparation/break time (totaling 5 hours of intervention). Physical activity was selected over basic psychosocial care to test the effects of inter-generational contact independent of arts and heritage-based engagements.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Youth between the age of 16 to 35
* Community-dwelling seniors above the age of 60
* Fluent in verbal English or Mandarin

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals who are unable to provide informed consent (or parental consent where applicable)
* Individuals diagnosed with major mental illness or cognitive impairment (If deemed appropriate, potential senior participants will be screened by the NTU research team using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE))
* Participants who had engaged in the ARTISAN pilot study

Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes