| |
| |
| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
| Evaluating the potential of group singing to enhance the well-being of older people | | Author(s) | Jane W Davidson, Beerley McNamara, Lorna Rosenwax |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 33, no 2, June 2014 |
| Publisher | Wiley, June 2014 |
| Pages | pp 99-104 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Vocal music ; Choirs ; Therapy ; Health [elderly] ; Well being ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a singing programme developed specifically for community-dwelling older people on measures of health and well-being. An eight-week singing programme was developed and evaluated using standardised measures of health and well-being, measures designed to examine specific singing programme outcomes, and semi-structured interviews. Participants aged 70 years and older were recruited through a home care service provider and an advertisement in a community newspaper. Standard outcome measures indicated that the programme had little effect on health and well-being. However study-specific measures indicated that many participants had positive gains. Those in the home care group required more assistance to attend and continue in the programme than those in the general community. Participants reported that the community-based singing facilitator was essential to the programme's success. These findings show that well-structured community-based singing programmes have the potential to impact positively upon the well-being of older people, but programme viability depends on support with recruitment, transport and funding. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626239 A |
| Classmark | HH6: HH8: LO: CC: D:F:5HH: 4C |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|
|