Choral singing therapy following stroke or Parkinson’s disease: an exploration of participants’ experiences

Fogg‐Rogers, Laura; Buetow, Stephen; Talmage, Alison; McCann, Clare; Leao, Sylvia; Tippett, Lynette J.; Leung, Joan; McPherson, Kathryn; Purdy, Suzanne C.

doi:10.3109/09638288.2015.1068875

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“…While Bradt () found reduction in pain interference, Kenny and Faunce () found an increase. In the second group, the neurological conditions, Stegemoeller's study () demonstrated reduced pain interference with medium effect sizes, whereas Fogg‐Rogers' study () did not. Further, Clement‐Cortes () indicated improvement in pain intensity, and pain intensity combined with interference measures.…”

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“…The shortest singing intervention length was less than 1 month in Kenny's study (Kenny & Faunce, ). Five studies adopted 3‐month intervention (Fogg‐Rogers et al, ; Gale et al, ; Pongan et al, ; Reagon et al, ; Tamplin et al, ), while two studies were 2‐month long (Bradt et al, ; Stegemoller et al, ). Morrison et al () evaluated 9‐month singing programme, and Grape study () lasted for 1 year.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The electronic database searches found 575 records. After screening abstracts and full-text review, 13 studies met the inclusion criteria ( Figure 1 for PRISMA flow diagram) including five randomized controlled trials (RCTs) (Bradt, Norris, Shim, Gracely, & Gerrity, 2016;Grape et al, 2009;Kenny & Faunce, 2004;Pongan et al, 2017;Tamplin et al, 2013); seven non-randomized controlled trials (non-RCTs) (Clements-Cortes, 2013, 2015Fogg-Rogers et al, 2016;Gale, Enright, Reagon, Lewis, & Van Deursen, 2012;Morrison et al, 2013;Reagon et al, 2017;Stegemoller et al, 2017) and one qualitative study (Hopper, Curtis, Hodge, & Simm, 2016). All RCTs and non-RCTs reported the effects of group singing on pain intensity and/or interference.…”

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“…Most interventions were conducted weekly (Bradt et al, 2016;Gale et al, 2012;Grape et al, 2009;Morrison et al, 2013;Pongan et al, 2017;Reagon et al, 2017;Stegemoller et al, 2017); however, one met thrice weekly (Tamplin et al, 2013), while one assembled three or more times weekly (Kenny & Faunce, 2004). The interventions were delivered predominantly by an individual with relevant musical skill, such as music therapists (Bradt et al, 2016;Clements-Cortes, 2013, 2015Fogg-Rogers et al, 2016;Stegemoller et al, 2017;Tamplin et al, 2013) or professional musicians (Gale et al, 2012;Grape et al, 2009;Kenny & Faunce, 2004;Morrison et al, 2013;Pongan et al, 2017;Reagon et al, 2017). The majority of studies provided little details of the singing interventions; two studies provided no information on repertoires (Grape et al, 2009;Hopper et al, 2016) (Table 1).…”

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“…Singing also stimulates both the auditory and sensory‐motor pathways in the brain (Wan, Ruber, Hohmann, & Schlaug, ). Recently, increasing number of studies have shown the potential health benefits of group singing programmes for people with long‐term health conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Bonilha, Onofre, Vieira, Almeida Prado, & Martinez, ; Lord et al, , ; Morrison et al, ; Skingley, Clift, Hurley, Price, & Stephens, ) and Parkinson's (Fogg‐Rogers et al, ; Stegemoller, Radig, Hibbing, Wingate, & Sapienza, ). However, the role of singing in chronic health conditions with persistent pain is unclear.…”

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A systematic review on the effects of group singing on persistent pain in people with long‐term health conditions

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Sheffield

Ballington

et al. 2019

European Journal of Pain

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Background and Objectives Singing can have a range of health benefits; this paper reviews the evidence of the effects of group singing for chronic pain in people with long‐term health conditions. Database and Data Treatment We searched for published peer‐reviewed singing studies reporting pain measures (intensity, interference and depression) using major electronic databases (last search date 31 July 2018). After screening 123 full texts, 13 studies met the inclusion criteria: five randomized controlled trials (RCTs), seven non‐RCTs and one qualitative study. Included studies were appraised using Downs and Black and the Critical Appraisals Skills Programme quality assessments. Results Included studies reported differences in the type of singing intervention, long‐term condition and pain measures. Due to the high heterogeneity, we conducted a narrative review. Singing interventions were found to reduce pain intensity in most studies, but there was more equivocal support for reducing pain interference and depression. Additionally, qualitative data synthesis identified three key linked and complementary themes: physical, psychological and social benefits. Conclusion Group singing appears to have the potential to reduce pain intensity, pain interference and depression; however, we conclude that there is only partial support for singing on some pain outcomes based on the limited available evidence of varied quality. Given the positive findings of qualitative studies, this review recommends that practitioners are encouraged to continue this work. More studies of better quality are needed. Future studies should adopt more robust methodology and report their singing intervention in details. Group singing may be an effective and safe approach for reducing persistent pain and depression in people with long‐term health conditions. Significance This systematic review assesses research evidence for the effectiveness of group singing on chronic pain in people with long‐term health conditions. Narrative syntheses revealed that there is partial support for singing effects on some pain outcomes based on the limited available evidence of varied quality. Qualitative data provided additional support of physical, psychological and social benefits. The review highlights implications for practice and future studies.

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