Interactive programs with preschool children bring smiles and conversation to older adults: time-sampling study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 The example of the observation form

Unit		Visual attention			Facial expression					Engagement/behaviour		Intergenerational conversation
		Same generation	Inter-generation	Others	Positive			Neutral	Negative	Constructive	Passive	Yes	No
					Smile 3	Smile 2	Smile 1	No expression	Anger/antipathy
1	0:00^~		√			√				√			√
2	0:15^~		√		√					√		√
3	0:30^~	√					√				√		√
4	0:45^~		√			√					√		√
5	1:00^~		√					√			√		√
▪	▪
▪	▪
▪	▪
20	4:45^~		√		√					√		√
	Total	4	16	0	4	8	6	2	0	12	8	7	13

ISSN: 1471-2318