Visual Arts Interventions With Older Adults
Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of a Drawing-based Intervention on Cognition and Wellbeing of Community-Dwelling Adults at Risk for ADRD
Northeastern University
50 participants
Oct 1, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The present study investigates the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a novel visual arts-based intervention in an older adult population. In a randomized controlled design, two arts-based interventions will be evaluated with a group of 50 participants.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- -85 years of age
- Able to understand and speak English and follow study procedures
- Does not have a psychological or neurological condition that would prevent from being able to give consent to participate
- Less than 2 years of formal visual arts training
Exclusion Criteria5
- Formal diagnosis of dementia or other neurological disease, including Mild Cognitive Impairment
- A final score below 17 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment - Blind (phone) version
- Abnormal visual acuity prohibitive of tablet-based training
- Physical handicap (motor or perceptual) that would impede training procedures
- Medical illness requiring treatment and/or significant absences during the study timeline
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Interventions
* 6 weeks of online gallery browsing based on different topics * Daily practice drawing from observation with training adding up to 1 hour a week * Documenting progress and reflection writing
* 6 weeks of online gallery browsing based on different topics * 2 hours of weekly activities consist of reading and navigating technology * Reflection writing
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NCT06645652