Making Intergenerational Connections Through Arts

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-02

Study Completion Date

2029-09-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact on older adults' wellbeing of participating in a 10-week conversation about arts and culture with an international university student whose native language is not English.

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Detailed Description

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Older adults residing in subsidized housing will participate in a series of online conversations over 10 weeks about various arts and culture with an international university student enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); each weekly session will last for about 30 min to one hour.

Participants will complete survey questionnaires before and after the 10-week conversation program, and an exit interview at the end of the conversation program.

Conditions

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Older Adults

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Conversation about arts and culture

intergenerational conversation about arts and culture between older adults and international students who native language is not English.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Live alone
2. older than 60 years old
3. Residence in a subsidized apartment for at least one year
4. Able to carry on a daily conversation with or without hearing aids
5. Intact cognition as indicated by a score of greater than 5 on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ)
6. have a working smart phone that can do video-conferencing
7. being able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. having physical, or sensory (visual or hearing) deficits or language barriers (non-English communicators) that may impede study participation
2. non-English speaker

Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes