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The Effectiveness of Applying Art Therapy on Social Interaction, Self-esteem and Well-Being for Elderly Residents in Long-Term Care Institutions

NCT05098756 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2022-01-25

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Summary

When aging, older people migrate to long-term care institutions. The elderly residents lack autonomy due to the characteristics of group life. The decline of health function or the occurrence of diseases can easily lead to reduced physical activity, decreased interpersonal interaction, social withdrawal, low self-esteem, and decreased well-being. In current that emphasizes the elderly in health promotion and disease prevention activities, art therapy can be applied for the elderly to achieve the purpose of health promotion. Art therapy could effectively improve social interaction, self-esteem, and well-being; but many researchers still suggest that it is necessary to investigate the effectiveness of art therapy for elderly residents in long-term care institutions. The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of art therapy in improving social interaction, self-esteem, and well-being for elderly residents in long-term care institutions.

Conditions

  • Long-Term Care
  • Aged

Interventions

OTHER

Art therapy

The art therapy in this study is once a week, 90 minutes each section for a total of 8-week, and using theme-oriented group art therapy. Each section has one theme, and the researcher guides the elderly to make artistic creations. Each section includes a warm-up phase is 15 minutes, the creative phase is 60 minutes, and sharing phase is 15 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-25
Primary Completion
2022-02-28
Completion
2022-09-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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