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Effects of participatory art-based painting workshops in geriatric inpatients: results of a non-randomized open label trial

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Abstract

Background

Art-based activities like painting workshops demonstrated health benefits in older individuals living in home care facilities. Few studies examined the effects of painting workshops in geriatric inpatients.

Aim

The study aims to examine whether the participation in painting workshops performed in patients admitted to a geriatric acute care ward reduced the number of medications taken daily, use of psychoactive medications, the length of stay and inhospital mortality.

Methods

Based on a non-randomized open label trial, 79 inpatients who participated in painting workshops and 79 control inpatients were recruited in the geriatric acute care ward of the Jewish general hospital (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Four outcomes were used: the number of medications taken daily and use of psychoactive medications the day of discharge to geriatric acute care ward, the length of hospital stay and inhospital mortality.

Results

The participation in Painting workshops were associated with a lower number of medications taken daily at discharge (Coefficient of regression β =  − 1.35 with P = 0.001) and lower inhospital mortality (odd ratio (OR) = 0.09 with P = 0.031). No significant association was reported with use of psychoactive medications and length of stay.

Conclusion

The participation in painting workshops reduced the number of medications taken daily and incident inhospital mortality in geriatric inpatients admitted to a geriatric acute care ward, suggested a positive effect on health condition of this participatory art-based activity.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful for the cooperation of (1) the participants; (2) the nurses of the division of geriatric medicine of the Jewish General hospital, (3) Mrs. Betty Elkaim and Claude Krynski from the Foundation of the Jewish General Hospital; (4) Charon family and foundation Saint-Germain.

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The funding sources have no involvement in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. The study was financially supported by private donations (Charon family and foundation Saint-Germain).

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, 3755 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada

    Olivier Beauchet & Cyrille P. Launay

  2. Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Olivier Beauchet

  3. Centre of Excellence on Longevity of McGill Integrated University Health Network, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Olivier Beauchet, Ludovic Lafleur, Samantha Remondière, Kevin Galery, Christine Vilcocq & Cyrille P. Launay

  4. Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

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Contributions

OB: Principal investigator, study conception and design, obtaining funding and drafting first version of the manuscript and approval of the final manuscript; SR: Co-investigator, art-therapist in charge of intervention, revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content and approval of the final manuscript; CLP: analyzing data, revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content and approval of the final manuscript; LL, KG and CV: recruitment of participants, study management, revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content and approval of the final manuscript.

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Correspondence to Olivier Beauchet.

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The authors OB, LL, SR, KG, CV and CPL report no disclosures relevant to the manuscript.

Ethical approval

This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards set forth in the Helsinki Declaration (1983). This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of the Jewish General Hospital (Montreal, Quebec, Canada).

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Written informed consents were obtained for all participants.

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Data will be made available on request sent by email to Dr Beauchet (olivier.beauchet@mcgill.ca).

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Beauchet, O., Lafleur, L., Remondière, S. et al. Effects of participatory art-based painting workshops in geriatric inpatients: results of a non-randomized open label trial. Aging Clin Exp Res 32, 2687–2693 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01675-0

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