The impact of professionally conducted cultural programs on the physical health, mental health, and social functioning of older adults
The impact of professionally conducted cultural programs on the physical health, mental health, and social functioning of older adults
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DOI：
10.1093/geront/46.6.726
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发表时间：
2006-12-01
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影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Simmens, Samuel
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作者：
Cohen, Gene D.;Perlstein, Susan;Simmens, Samuel
用途：本研究的目的是衡量专业进行的社区文化节目对65岁及以上的个人的身体健康，心理健康和社会活动的影响。设计和方法：研究的参与者是来自华盛顿地区的166名健康、能走动的老年人。我们将他们分配到干预组（合唱）或对照组（日常活动），并在基线和12个月后对其进行评估。结果如下：利用已建立的评估问卷和自我报告的措施，控制任何基线差异，获得的结果显示积极的结果，干预的有效性，如干预组报告了更高的身体健康的整体评级，更少的医生访问，更少的药物使用，更少的情况下，福尔斯，和更少的其他健康问题比对照组。干预组也比对照组表现出更好的士气和更少的孤独感。在活动水平方面，对照组在活动总数方面表现出显着的倾向，而干预组报告了活动增加的趋势。含义：在这项研究中，老年人参与式艺术项目对整体健康、医生就诊、药物使用、福尔斯、孤独、士气和活动的积极影响反映了重要的健康促进和预防效果，并减少了推动长期护理需求的风险因素。
Purpose: The aim of this study was to measure the impact of professionally conducted community-based cultural programs on the physical health, mental health, and social activities of individuals aged 65 and older. Design and Methods: Participants in the study were 166 healthy, ambulatory older adults from the Washington, DC, area. We assigned them to either an intervention (chorale) or comparison (usual activity) group and assessed them at baseline and after 12 months. Results: Results obtained from utilizing established assessment questionnaires and self-reported measures, controlling for any baseline differences, revealed positive findings for the effectiveness of the intervention such that the intervention group reported a higher overall rating of physical health, fewer doctor visits, less medication use, fewer instances of falls, and fewer other health problems than the comparison group. The intervention group also evidenced better morale and less loneliness than the comparison group. In terms of activity level, the comparison group evidenced a significant cline in total number of activities, whereas the intervention group reported a trend toward increased activity. Implications: The positive impact of participatory art programs for older adults in this study on overall health, doctor visits, medication use, falls, loneliness, morale, and activities reflects important health promotion and prevention effects and a reduction of risk factors driving the need for long-term care.