RecruitingNCT05986149

Making Intergenerational Connections Through Arts

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Enrollment

30 participants

Start Date

Oct 2, 2023

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Older Adults

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 60 Years

Inclusion Criteria7

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

Exclusion Criteria2

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

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALConversation about arts and culture

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

Locations(1)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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