Effects of Arts Engagement on Physical Performance, Cognition, Social Isolation, and Self-Perception in Older Adults

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Conditions studied: Social Isolation, Mental Status Change, Cognitive Impairment, Physical Activity, Quality of Life, Self-Perception

In brief

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).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04281654

Run by

George Mason University

People needed

64

Starts

2019-09-01

Expected to finish

2020-04-26

Last updated by the study team

2022-03-04

Who can join

Age: 65 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Be healthy,
• > 65 years of age and able to take part in learning music, or ballroom dance.

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of a co-morbid mental health diagnosis or other physical or behavioral challenges that the study staff assess as rendering the participant unable or unsafe to participate in the study.

Where it is running

• Hylton Performing Arts Center — Manassas, Virginia, United States

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