An observational study in Older Adults, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham. Withdrawn at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 60 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-25.
Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Observational
no participants enrolled
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact on older adults' wellbeing of participating in a 10-week conversation about arts and culture with an international university student whose native language is not English.
Older adults residing in subsidized housing will participate in a series of online conversations over 10 weeks about various arts and culture with an international university student enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); each weekly session will last for about 30 min to one hour.
Participants will complete survey questionnaires before and after the 10-week conversation program, and an exit interview at the end of the conversation program.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is the lead sponsor of 1,396 studies on the registry; 284 are open to participants now.
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residents living in low income housing
Exclusion Criteria:
intergenerational conversation about arts and culture between older adults and international students who native language is not English.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale
(ULS-8, Hays \& Dimatteo, 1987) measures one's subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation. It has 8 items rated on a 4-level frequency score scale (0=never to 3=always) with higher scores indicating a higher degree of loneliness. Some items require reverse scoring.
Time frame: baseline
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale
(ULS-8, Hays \& Dimatteo, 1987) measures one's subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation. It has 8 items rated on a 4-level frequency score scale (0=never to 3=always) with higher scores indicating a higher degree of loneliness. Some items require reverse scoring.
Time frame: at 10 weeks
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale
(ULS-8, Hays \& Dimatteo, 1987) measures one's subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation. It has 8 items rated on a 4-level frequency score scale (0=never to 3=always) with higher scores indicating a higher degree of loneliness. Some items require reverse scoring.
Time frame: at 2 months
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - 6 items) measures one's emotional loneliness (lack of intimate relationship, 3 items) and social loneliness (lack of wider social network, 3 items). There are negatively (1-3) and positively (4-6) worded items. On the negatively worded items, the neutral and positive answers are scored as "1". Therefore, on questions 1-3 score Yes=1, More or less=1, and No=0. On the positively worded items, the neutral and negative answers are scored as "1". Therefore, on questions 4-6, score Yes=0, More or less=1, and No=1. This gives a possible range of scores from 0 to 6, with 0=least lonely, and 6=most lonely.
Time frame: baseline
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - 6 items) measures one's emotional loneliness (lack of intimate relationship, 3 items) and social loneliness (lack of wider social network, 3 items). There are negatively (1-3) and positively (4-6) worded items. On the negatively worded items, the neutral and positive answers are scored as "1". Therefore, on questions 1-3 score Yes=1, More or less=1, and No=0. On the positively worded items, the neutral and negative answers are scored as "1". Therefore, on questions 4-6, score Yes=0, More or less=1, and No=1. This gives a possible range of scores from 0 to 6, with 0=least lonely, and 6=most lonely.
Time frame: at 10 weeks
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale - 6 items) measures one's emotional loneliness (lack of intimate relationship, 3 items) and social loneliness (lack of wider social network, 3 items). There are negatively (1-3) and positively (4-6) worded items. On the negatively worded items, the neutral and positive answers are scored as "1". Therefore, on questions 1-3 score Yes=1, More or less=1, and No=0. On the positively worded items, the neutral and negative answers are scored as "1". Therefore, on questions 4-6, score Yes=0, More or less=1, and No=1. This gives a possible range of scores from 0 to 6, with 0=least lonely, and 6=most lonely.
Time frame: at 2 months
Social Connectedness Scale (SCS)
It has 8 items rated on a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=strongly agree to 6=strongly disagree) with higher scores indicating a more reported sense of social connectedness and belongingness.
Time frame: baseline
Social Connectedness Scale (SCS)
It has 8 items rated on a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=strongly agree to 6=strongly disagree) with higher scores indicating a more reported sense of social connectedness and belongingness.
Time frame: at 10 weeks
Social Connectedness Scale (SCS)
It has 8 items rated on a 6-point Likert-type scale (1=strongly agree to 6=strongly disagree) with higher scores indicating a more reported sense of social connectedness and belongingness.
Time frame: at 2 months
Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOSSS)
It has 3 items rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ( 'none of the time' = 1 to 'all of the time' = 5) with higher scores indicating a more positive social interaction.
Time frame: baseline
Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOSSS)
It has 3 items rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ( 'none of the time' = 1 to 'all of the time' = 5) with higher scores indicating a more positive social interaction.
Time frame: at 10 weeks
Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOSSS)
It has 3 items rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ( 'none of the time' = 1 to 'all of the time' = 5) with higher scores indicating a more positive social interaction.
Time frame: at 2 months
Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
SWLS (Diener et al., 1985) is used to evaluate the global self-assessment of one's quality of life. The SWLS consists of five statements where participants indicated how much they agreed or disagreed with each statement about their life satisfaction using a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree. Higher scores indicate more satisfaction with one's life.
Time frame: baseline
Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
SWLS (Diener et al., 1985) is used to evaluate the global self-assessment of one's quality of life. The SWLS consists of five statements where participants indicated how much they agreed or disagreed with each statement about their life satisfaction using a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree. Higher scores indicate more satisfaction with one's life.
Time frame: at 10 weeks
Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
SWLS (Diener et al., 1985) is used to evaluate the global self-assessment of one's quality of life. The SWLS consists of five statements where participants indicated how much they agreed or disagreed with each statement about their life satisfaction using a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 7 = strongly agree. Higher scores indicate more satisfaction with one's life.
Time frame: at 2 months
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
The WEMWBS is intended to measure a person's functioning aspects of mental well-being (Stranges et al., 2014). The scale consists of 14 items, with each item rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1 = none of the time to 5 = all of the time). The total scores range from 14 to 70, with higher scores indicating greater mental well-being.
Time frame: baseline
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
The WEMWBS is intended to measure a person's functioning aspects of mental well-being (Stranges et al., 2014). The scale consists of 14 items, with each item rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1 = none of the time to 5 = all of the time). The total scores range from 14 to 70, with higher scores indicating greater mental well-being.
Time frame: at 10 weeks
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
The WEMWBS is intended to measure a person's functioning aspects of mental well-being (Stranges et al., 2014). The scale consists of 14 items, with each item rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1 = none of the time to 5 = all of the time). The total scores range from 14 to 70, with higher scores indicating greater mental well-being.
Time frame: at 2 months
Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 items (PHQ-9)
is to measure for depression, where participants are asked to rate how often they were bothered by specific symptoms over the last two weeks. It has 9 items rated on a 4-level frequency score scale (0=not at all to 3=nearly every day) with higher scores indicating greater symptoms of depression.
Time frame: baseline
Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 items (PHQ-9)
is to measure for depression, where participants are asked to rate how often they were bothered by specific symptoms over the last two weeks. It has 9 items rated on a 4-level frequency score scale (0=not at all to 3=nearly every day) with higher scores indicating greater symptoms of depression.
Time frame: at 10 weeks
Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 items (PHQ-9)
is to measure for depression, where participants are asked to rate how often they were bothered by specific symptoms over the last two weeks. It has 9 items rated on a 4-level frequency score scale (0=not at all to 3=nearly every day) with higher scores indicating greater symptoms of depression.
Time frame: at 2 months
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