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NCT07858955

Enhancing Wellbeing in Community Dwelling Seniors Through Structured Arts-Based Programmes in the Active Ageing Centres: A Mixed Method Study.

Sponsor: SingHealth Community Hospitals

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Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of structured arts-based programs conducted in the selected active ageing centres (AACs), enhancing the wellbeing of seniors. The primary objectives for this study are: 1. To evaluate the effectiveness of the structured art-based programme on seniors' mental wellbeing using the 14- items Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS). 2. To understand the perspectives of the seniors on the structured arts-based program and their behaviour and attitude change in further details after attending the program. The secondary objectives of the study are: To further understand the are participant satisfaction, depression and anxiety, health-related quality of life among the community dwelling seniors.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

50 Years - 100 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

239

Start Date

2025-08-20

Completion Date

2027-02-28

Last Updated

2026-10-05

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Conditions

Wellbeing Social Isolation in Older Adults Social Prescribing Anxiety Depression Quality of Life (QOL)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Music / Visual Arts

Create soundscapes through the exploration of rhythms. Enhance creativity and imagination through marking, tracing, drawing, and collage-making.

For the structured-arts based program participants: 1. Aged 50 years old and above at the time of recruitment. 2. Able to converse either in English, Chinese or Malay. 3. Able to complete surveys written either in English, Chinese or other languages if applicable, independently or with minimal help. 4. Cognitively able to provide informed consent. 5. Willing and able to participate 4-6 sessions of the structured arts-based programme and available for the duration of the study. For the non-participants (control), they must meet all the inclusion criteria below to be recruited for the study: 1. Aged 50 years old and above at the time of recruitment. 2. Able to converse either in English, Chinese or Malay. 3. Able to complete surveys written in either English, Chinese or other languages if applicable, independently or with minimal help. 4. Do not attend any of the structured arts-based program. 5. Willing and able to participate and available for the duration of the study. 6. Cognitively able to provide informed consent. Both participants and non-participants (control) of the structured-arts based program will be excluded from the recruitment are listed below: 1. Going nursing home 2. Palliative care Participants of the structured-arts based program who are recruited for the focus group discussions must meet these criteria: 1. Able to understand and converse either in English or Chinese. 2. Able to provide informed consent. 3. Attended 4-6 sessions of the structured arts-based program. Participants who are not attending the structured-arts based program and recruited for the focus group discussions must meet these criteria: 1. Able to understand and converse either in English or Chinese. 2. Able to provide informed consent. 3. Did not attend any of the structured arts-based program. Artists and stage managers involved in the implementation of the structured art-based program, must meet the following criteria to be recruited for the focus group discussions: 1. Has been facilitating/implementing the arts activities in the structured art-based program for at least a month. 2. Aged 21 and above at time of recruitment. 3. Able to understand and converse in English or Chinese. 4. Able to provide informed consent. AAC staffs and producer of the structured art-based program, recruited for individual semi-structured interviews must meet these criteria: 1. Has been involved in coordinating/delivering the AAC program for at least a month. 2. Aged 21 and above at time of recruitment. 3. Able to understand and converse in English or Chinese. 4. Able to provide informed consent.

Locations (1)

SingHealth Community Hospitals

Singapore, Singapore