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7. An agenda for best practice research on group singing, health, and well-being

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Dingle, Genevieve A., Clift, Stephen, Finn, Saoirse, Gilbert, Rebekah, Groarke, Jenny M., Irons, J. Yoon, Bartoli, Alice Jones, Lamont, Alexandra, Launay, Jacques, Martin, Eleanor S., Moss, Hilary, Sanfilippo, Katie Rose, Shipton, Matthew, Stewart, Lauren, Talbot, Samantha, Tarrant, Mark, Tip, Liesbeth, Williams, Elyse J., Dingle, Genevieve A., Clift, Stephen, Finn, Saoirse, Gilbert, Rebekah, Groarke, Jenny M., Irons, J. Yoon, Bartoli, Alice Jones, Lamont, Alexandra, Launay, Jacques, Martin, Eleanor S., Moss, Hilary, Sanfilippo, Katie Rose, Shipton, Matthew, Stewart, Lauren, Talbot, Samantha, Tarrant, Mark, Tip, Liesbeth, and Williams, Elyse J.

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peer-reviewed, Research on choirs and other forms of group singing has been conducted for several decades and there has been a recent focus on the potential health and well-being benefits, particularly in amateur singers. Experimental, quantitative, and qualitative studies show evidence of a range of biopsychosocial and well-being benefits to singers; however, there are many challenges to rigor and replicability. To support the advances of research into group singing, the authors met and discussed theoretical and methodological issues to be addressed in future studies. The authors are from five countries and represent the following disciplinary perspectives: music psychology, music therapy, community music, clinical psychology, educational and developmental psychology, evolutionary psychology, health psychology, social psychology, and public health. This article summarizes our collective thoughts in relation to the priority questions for future group singing research, theoretical frameworks, potential solutions for design and ethical challenges, quantitative measures, qualitative methods, and whether there is scope for a benchmarking set of measures across singing projects. With eight key recommendations, the article sets an agenda for best practice research on group singing, PUBLISHED, Peer reviewed

Published
2020

8. Psychosocial singing interventions for the mental health and well-being of family carers of patients with cancer: results from a longitudinal controlled study

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Fancourt, Daisy, Warran, Katey, Finn, Saoirse, and Wiseman, Theresa

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psychosocial, Adult, Male, carers, Singing, Anxiety, well-being, Neoplasms, cancer, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Aged, singing, Depression, Research, Social Support, social support, Middle Aged, anxiety, Mental Health, Caregivers, depression, oncology, Female, Health Services Research
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Objective The mental health challenges facing people who care for somebody with cancer are well documented. While many support interventions focus on provision of information or cognitive behavioural therapy, the literature suggests that psychosocial interventions could also be of value, especially given the low social support frequently reported by carers. Singing is a psychosocial activity shown to improve social support, increase positive emotions, and reduce fatigue and stress. This study explored whether weekly group singing can reduce anxiety, depression and well-being in cancer carers over a 6-month period. Design A multisite non-randomised longitudinal controlled study. Setting The Royal Marsden National Health Service Trust in Greater London. Participants 62 adults who currently care for a spouse, relative or close friend with cancer who had not recently started any psychological therapy or medication. Interventions On enrolment, participants selected to join a weekly community choir for 12 weeks (n=33) or continue with life as usual (n=29). Outcome measures The primary outcome was mental health using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The secondary outcome was well-being using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. Using linear mixed effects models, we compared the change in mental health and well-being over time between the two groups while adjusting for confounding variables including demographics, health-related variables, musical engagement and length of time caring. Results Participants in the choir group showed a significantly greater decrease in anxiety over time than participants in the control group (B=-0.94, SE=0.38, p=0.013) and a significantly greater increase in well-being (B=1.25, SE=0.49, p=0.011). No changes were found for depression. Sub-group analyses showed carers with anxiety or below-Average well-being were most likely to benefit. Conclusions This study builds on previous research showing the mental health benefits of singing for people with cancer by showing that weekly singing can also support anxiety and well-being in cancer carers.

Published
2019

10. An Agenda for Best Practice Research on Group Singing, Health, and Well-Being

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Dingle, Genevieve A., primary, Clift, Stephen, additional, Finn, Saoirse, additional, Gilbert, Rebekah, additional, Groarke, Jenny M., additional, Irons, J. Yoon, additional, Bartoli, Alice Jones, additional, Lamont, Alexandra, additional, Launay, Jacques, additional, Martin, Eleanor S., additional, Moss, Hilary, additional, Sanfilippo, Katie Rose, additional, Shipton, Matthew, additional, Stewart, Lauren, additional, Talbot, Samantha, additional, Tarrant, Mark, additional, Tip, Liesbeth, additional, and Williams, Elyse J., additional

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2019
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11. What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being? A scoping review

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Fancourt D and Finn S

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Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in different countries across the WHO European Region and further afield. This report synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being, with a specific focus on the WHO European Region. Results from over 3000 studies identified a major role for the arts in the prevention of ill health, promotion of health, and management and treatment of illness across the lifespan. The reviewed evidence included study designs such as uncontrolled pilot studies, case studies, small-scale cross-sectional surveys, nationally representative longitudinal cohort studies, community-wide ethnographies and randomized controlled trials from diverse disciplines. The beneficial impact of the arts could be furthered through acknowledging and acting on the growing evidence base; promoting arts engagement at the individual, local and national levels; and supporting cross-sectoral collaboration., (© World Health Organization 2019.)

Published
2019

12. The biological impact of listening to music in clinical and nonclinical settings: A systematic review.

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Finn S and Fancourt D

Subjects
Cytokines metabolism, Databases, Bibliographic, Epinephrine metabolism, Humans, Hydrocortisone blood, Norepinephrine metabolism, Proteins metabolism, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Auditory Perception physiology, Music Therapy methods, Stress, Psychological metabolism, Stress, Psychological rehabilitation
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This systematic review explored the evidence base on the impact of listening to music on biological response in both clinical and nonclinical settings. Human studies exploring the effects of listening to recorded music on biological markers were included. Studies had to involve a non-music control condition. Keyword searches were carried out of five major databases (Cochrane/Wiley, PsycINFO, PubMed, Sage, and Science Direct) and bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for Randomized Studies (RoB 2.0). Forty-four studies assessing the biological impact of music listening were identified: 27 in clinical settings and 17 in nonclinical settings. Eighty-two percent had examined the effects of short-term listening interventions, while the remainder had looked at longitudinal interventions. Thirteen of 33 biomarkers tested were reported to change in response to listening to music. The most commonly analyzed biomarker was the stress hormone cortisol, with half of clinical studies demonstrating a stress-reducing effect of music listening. Blood glucose was also found repeatedly to reduce in response to music listening. Many of the other biomarkers analyzed are also part of biological stress pathways, which suggests that the primary way by which music listening affects us biologically is via modulations of stress response. Effects were shown irrespective of genre, self-selection of the music, or duration of listening, although a majority did use classical music. The evidence base for understanding biological responses to music is still developing, but there is support for the application of listening to music, especially within clinical settings for stress reduction., (© 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

Published
2018
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