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| National Endowment for the Arts, United States | FED |
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The purpose of this community-engaged project is to examine how taking part in different arts (dance & music), compared to control (no arts) affects older adults' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL using the Short Form-20(SF) form), physical performance (Short Physical Performance Battery-SPPB), cognition (using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-MoCA), social engagement (National Social Life, Health, & Aging Project-NSHAP survey), and perceptions of self (focus interviews).
In this Randomized-Controlled-Trial, 60 adults (20/condition) will take part in 20, 45-minute sessions (ballroom dance, ukulele/guitar playing, or control- i.e. social conversation), 2 times/week for 10 weeks.
While the investigators know that arts participation improves function in older adults, exact effects of different arts programs on health outcomes remains unclear.
The investigators plan to fill this gap by studying how different arts participation affect health outcomes.
The overall aim is to study how arts engagement helps older adults remain active and influences physical, psychological, and emotional functioning.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Ballroom Dance | Experimental | The Dance group participants will take part in ballroom dance lessons twice/week for 45-minutes/session for 10 weeks |
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| Ukulele | Experimental | The Music group participants will take part in ukulele lessons twice/week for 45-minutes/session for 10 weeks |
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| Control | Active Comparator | The Control group participants will meet 2 times per week for 45-minutes/session for 10 weeks to participate in a social conversational group for 10 weeks |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Active Social Conversation | Other | Active Social Conversation |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Physical Performance using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) | The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is an assessment tool for evaluation of lower extremity functioning in older persons. In this tool, participants will perform the 3 SPPB components: 1) Ability to stand for 10 sec with feet in 3 different positions (together side-by-side, semi-tandem, and tandem), 2) Two timed trials of a 4-m walk (fastest recorded), and 3) Time to rise from a chair five times. The subtests are scored from 0-4. The overall SPPB is scored from 0 (Minimum) to 12 (Maximum score) with higher scores indicating better lower extremity function. | Pre (Week 0), Post 1 (Week 10) and Post 2 (Week 15) Intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Cognition using Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) survey | The Montreal Cognition Assessment (MoCA) is a brief, 30-question test designed as a rapid screening instrument for mild cognitive dysfunction. It assesses different cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation. MoCA scores range between 0-30. A score of 26 or over is considered normal. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jatin P Ambegaonkar, PhD | George Mason University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hylton Performing Arts Center | Manassas | Virginia | 20110 | United States |
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| Pre (Week 0), Post 1 (Week 10) and Post 2 (Week 15) Intervention |
| Change in Self-Perception Post Intervention Focus Interview | In these interviews participants discuss how they self-perceive any physical, mental, and social changes they underwent as a result of taking part in the interventions | Post 1 (Week 10) and Post 2 (Week 15) Intervention |
| Change in Social Connections using the Social Connections Survey | Participants complete questions from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) measure perceived social connection and isolation. These questions ask participants about 1) Support from partner (we are using 3 of the 6 questions); 2) Support from family (we are using 3 of the 5 questions); 3) Support from friends (we are using 3 of the 5 questions). All questions are on a 4-point frequency range from "never" to "often", except for 2 questions. Question #1 construct one is on a 7-point scale from "very unhappy to "very happy" and question #5 construct two is on a 6-point scale from "none" to "more than 20". The 7 items with the same frequency anchors will be summed; the other two items will be analyzed as one-item indicators. | Post 1 (Week 10) and Post 2 (Week 15) Intervention |
| ID | Term |
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| D012934 | Social Isolation |
| D060825 | Cognitive Dysfunction |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
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| D012919 | Social Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D003072 | Cognition Disorders |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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