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Arts for Wellness (AFW): Arts-Based Social Prescribing During Inpatient Rehabilitation for Older Adults in Singapore (SPNAC)
Enhancing Wellbeing in Seniors Through an Arts-Incorporated Social Prescribing Program in Rehabilitation and Community Settings: A Mixed-method Study
- Sponsor
- SingHealth Community Hospitals (Academic or other)
- Enrolment
- 288 enrolled
- Conditions
- Quality of Life (QOL); Mental Wellbeing; Anxiety; Depression; Aging
- Interventions
- Arts for Wellness - Dance; Arts for Wellness - Literary arts
- Ages
- adults, older adults
- Registry
- NCT07851467
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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This mixed-methods study examined whether Arts for Wellness (AFW), an artist-led arts programme introduced during inpatient rehabilitation, improves mental wellbeing among older adults in a Singapore community hospital, and explored how and for whom it works. Adults aged 50 years and above admitted to Outram Community Hospital for rehabilitation were randomly assigned (2:1) to AFW plus standard care or to standard care alone. AFW consisted of six group sessions (twice weekly for 3 weeks, 45-60 minutes each) in either dance or literary arts, delivered by trained National Arts Council artists. The art form was determined by which programme was running on the ward during the participant's admission, not by randomisation. After discharge, AFW participants were offered two virtual "Social Hour" sessions, a Take-Home Kit, and linkage to community arts programmes. The main question was whether AFW improves mental wellbeing (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, WEMWBS) 4 weeks after baseline compared with standard care. Secondary questions were whether it affects symptoms of…
Primary outcomes
- Change in Mental Wellbeing (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale -WEMWBS)
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