Enjoyment in a recreational sing-along group for people with aphasia and their caregivers

Mantie-Kozlowski, Alana; Mantie, Roger; Keller, Clara H.

doi:10.1080/02687038.2018.1427208

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“…16 21 There is evidence that many individuals with aphasia retain the ability to sing, 16 and enjoy participating in music-making activities. 21 22 Zumbansen and colleagues completed a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) on singing groups for aphasia, with speech, language and communication as primary outcomes, but also measuring mood and quality of life. 23 The trials' small sample size does not allow any inferences to be made about these outcomes, but the authors suggest that the social aspect of the intervention might be important for stimulating communication.…”

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Singing for people with aphasia (SPA): results of a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of a group singing intervention investigating acceptability and feasibility

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ObjectivesPilot feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) for the singing groups for people with aphasia (SPA) intervention to assess: (1) the acceptability and feasibility of participant recruitment, randomisation and allocation concealment; (2) retention rates; (3) variance of continuous outcome measures; (4) outcome measure completion and participant burden; (5) fidelity of intervention delivery; (6) SPA intervention costs; (7) acceptability and feasibility of trial and intervention to participants and others involved.DesignA two-group, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled external pilot trial with parallel mixed methods process evaluation and economic evaluation.SettingThree community-based cohorts in the South-West of England.ParticipantsEligible participants with post-stroke aphasia were randomised 1:1 to SPA or control.InterventionThe manualised SPA intervention was delivered over 10 weekly singing group sessions, led by a music facilitator and assisted by an individual with post-stroke aphasia. The intervention was developed using the Information-Motivation-Behavioural skills model of behaviour change and targeted psychosocial outcomes. Control and intervention participants all received an aphasia information resource pack.Outcome measuresCollected at baseline, 3 and 6 months post-randomisation, candidate primary outcomes were measured (well-being, quality of life and social participation) as well as additional clinical outcomes. Feasibility, acceptability and process outcomes included recruitment and retention rates, and measurement burden; and trial experiences were explored in qualitative interviews.ResultsOf 87 individuals screened, 42 participants were recruited and 41 randomised (SPA=20, control=21); 36 participants (SPA=17, control=19) completed 3-month follow-up, 34 (SPA=18, control=16) completed 6-month follow-up. Recruitment and retention (83%) were acceptable for a definitive RCT, and participants did not find the study requirements burdensome. High fidelity of the intervention delivery was shown by high attendance rates and facilitator adherence to the manual, and participants found SPA acceptable. Sample size estimates for a definitive RCT and primary/secondary outcomes were identified.ConclusionsThe SPA pilot RCT fulfilled its objectives, and demonstrated that a definitive RCT of the intervention would be both feasible and acceptable.Trial registration numberNCT03076736.

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Singing for people with aphasia (SPA): results of a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of a group singing intervention investigating acceptability and feasibility

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“…Some evidence suggests that health, well‐being and disease‐related behaviours improve following participation in singing groups (Mantie‐Kozlowski et al . 2018, Tamplin et al . 2013).…”

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The effects of choral singing on communication impairments in acquired brain injury: A systematic review

Monroe

Halaki

Kumfor

et al. 2020

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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Background: Acquired brain injury (ABI), such as Parkinson's disease, dementia or stroke, can result in communication difficulties that lead to an impoverished ability to connect meaningfully with others. Choral singing is a complex task that uses multiple brain regions which are also responsible for language and communication skills. The potential therapeutic effects of group singing on communication-related outcomes across ABI aetiologies have not been systematically reviewed. Aims: To examine whether participation in group singing over multiple sessions improves speech, voice, language and/or communication skills in individuals with ABI-related communication disorders. Methods & Procedures: A database search was undertaken according to the PRISMA guidelines. Search terms included: stroke OR Parkinson * OR dementia OR 'acquired brain injury' AND choir OR choral OR singing OR sing OR 'choral sing * ' OR group adj3 singing OR community adj3 singing AND speech OR language OR communication.Main Contribution: A total of 11 studies were included. Nine were quantitative, including one randomized and one non-randomized control trial, and two were mixed method. Nine studies were scored as level IV (uncontrolled) on the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Classification of Evidence Matrix and two as level III (e.g., lack of blinded assessors). Eight examined speech and voice skills in Parkinson's disease, two functional communication skills in post-stroke aphasia and one communication between individuals with dementia and a significant other. One level III control trials provided evidence for a therapeutic effect of group singing on communication in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Conclusions & Implications: Currently, there is only one study providing support for using group singing to improve speech and voice skills in people with Parkinson's disease, and no studies of adequate quality indicating positive effects on language and functional communication abilities in ABI. Further research using more rigorous experimental designs is required to determine whether group singing can influence communication skills in ABI. What this paper addsWhat is already known on the subject r Music activates widespread, bilateral cortical and subcortical brain regions. Group singing is increasingly understood to have positive benefits on quality of life and health-related well-being in both healthy and clinical populations. Given the crossover in neural networks between singing, speech and language, singing activities are also thought to have positive effect of communication impairments secondary to ABI. 304Penelope Monroe et al.However, to date, the research evidence supporting the application of group singing for communication impairments in ABI has not been summarized.What this paper adds to existing knowledge r A total of 11 studies have looked at communication outcomes after group singing in ABI. For most of these, the quality of evidence was low (AAN level IV). It also highlights that there is a bias in the literature towards...

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“…Warran et al, 2019) and aphasia (e.g. Mantie-Kozlowski et al, 2018). Taking Alzheimer's disease and dementias as an example, research has demonstrated that group singing can:…”

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“We’re pushing back”: Group singing, social identity, and caring for a spouse with Parkinson’s

Forbes

2020

Psychology of Music

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This article explores spouse caregivers’ experiences of a community singing group for people with Parkinson’s disease and their carers. Previous studies have demonstrated the health and wellbeing benefits of group singing for a range of populations including people with Parkinson’s, however, caregivers’ experiences of these same groups remain under-researched. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six spouse caregivers who regularly attended a joint caregiver/care recipient Parkinson’s singing group for a minimum period of 18 months. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to explore and interpret caregivers’ experiences of group singing. Using the “social cure approach” as a theoretical lens in the later stages of analysis, findings demonstrated that group singing created a social identity which helped fulfill caregivers’ basic psychological needs for belonging, meaning and purpose, social support, and agency within the marital relationship. Caregivers’ new and valued social identity helped counteract the diminishing effects of life impacted by Parkinson’s. These findings support the recognition and further understanding of group singing as an accessible and cost-effective community-based psychosocial intervention for Parkinson’s spouse caregivers.

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Enjoyment in a recreational sing-along group for people with aphasia and their caregivers

Cited by 10 publications

References 43 publications

Singing for people with aphasia (SPA): results of a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of a group singing intervention investigating acceptability and feasibility

Singing for people with aphasia (SPA): results of a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of a group singing intervention investigating acceptability and feasibility

The effects of choral singing on communication impairments in acquired brain injury: A systematic review

“We’re pushing back”: Group singing, social identity, and caring for a spouse with Parkinson’s

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