Group singing improves quality of life for people with Parkinson’s: an international study

Irons, John; Hancox, G.; Vella-Burrows, Trish; Han, Eun Young; Chong, Hyun Ju; Sheffield, David; Stewart, Donald Edwin

doi:10.1080/13607863.2020.1720599

“…Compared to usual care, Pantelyat et al [47] found a beneficial effect of the drum circle, while Pohl et al [44] found the same for RGRM M, as did Spina et al [45] Compared to physiotherapy, Pacchetti et al [46] found a beneficial effect of instrumental musical improvisation on health-related quality of life. Four studies assessed the impact of a singing intervention on quality of life [48][49][50][82][83][84][85]. Of these, Matthews et al [50] used a RCT design compared to a passive music appreciation activity, while Tamplin et al [48,49] used a non-randomised controlled trial design with various comparators, the limitations of which were discussed above.…”

Section: Quality Of Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

A systematic review of active group-based dance, singing, music therapy and theatrical interventions for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function and cognitive status in people with Parkinson’s disease

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2020

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Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative condition associated with a wide range of motor and non-motor symptoms. There has been increasing interest in the potential benefit of performing arts as a therapeutic medium in PD. While there have been previous reviews, none have considered all performing arts modalities and most have focused on dance. This systematic review examined the potential benefit of all active group-based performing arts interventions for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function and cognitive status. Methods Searches were conducted in February 2020 on five scholarly databases. Supplementary searches were conducted. Included studies were quantitative in design, and assessed the potential benefit of any active group-based performing arts intervention for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function or cognitive status in people with PD. Full text papers were eligible for inclusion, as were conference abstracts since January 2018. Screening, data extraction, narrative synthesis and quality assessment were conducted independently by two reviewers. Quality assessment used the SURE checklists. Results Fifty-six studies were eligible for inclusion in this systematic review, reported in 67 publications. Published from 1989 to 2020, these studies included a total of 1531 people with PD from 12 countries, and covered four broad performing arts modalities: dance, singing, music therapy and theatre. Dance remains the most commonly studied performing arts modality for PD (38 studies), while there were 12 studies on singing interventions, four on music therapy, and only two on theatrical interventions. There was evidence for a beneficial effect of all four performing arts modalities on at least some outcome domains. Conclusions This is the first systematic review to assess the potential benefit of all active group-based performing arts interventions in PD. The evidence suggests that performing arts may be a useful therapeutic medium in PD. However, a substantial limitation of the evidence base is that no studies compared interventions from different performing arts modalities. Moreover, not all performing arts modalities were assessed for all outcome domains. Therefore it is not currently possible to determine which performing arts modalities are most beneficial for which specific outcomes.

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“…Four studies assessed the impact of a singing intervention on quality of life. [49][50][51][83][84][85][86]. Of these, Matthews et al [51] used a RCT design compared to a passive music appreciation activity, while Tamplin et al [49][50] used a nonrandomised controlled trial design with various comparators, the limitations of which were discussed above.…”

Section: Quality Of Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

“…General quality of life was assessed by three studies. Both Irons et al [83][84] and Matthews et al [51] used the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire 39 Items (PDQ-39), [87], while Stegemöller et al [85][86] used the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHO-QOL). [88] Voice-related quality of life (VRQoL) [89] was assessed by two studies.…”

Section: Quality Of Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The studies by Pohl et al [45] and Spina et al [46] were both randomised. No studies considered the impact of singing interventions on cognitive status, although one study [83][84] considered a cognitive quality of life subscale, which was considered a quality of life measure. One study [43] considered the impact of theatrical interventions on cognitive status and found no evidence of improvement in either the intervention or the physiotherapy control group.…”

Section: Cognitive Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Systematic Review of Active Group-Based Dance, Singing, Music Therapy and Theatrical Interventions for Quality of Life, Functional Communication, Speech, Motor Function and Cognitive Status in People with Parkinson’s Disease

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Barran

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2020

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Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative condition associated with a wide range of motor and non-motor symptoms. There has been increasing interest in the potential benefit of performing arts as a therapeutic medium in PD. While there have been previous reviews, none have considered all performing arts modalities and most have focused on dance. This systematic review examined the potential benefit of all active group-based performing arts interventions for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function and cognitive status. Methods: Searches were conducted in February 2020 on five scholarly databases. Supplementary searches were conducted. Included studies were quantitative in design, and assessed the potential benefit of any active group-based performing arts intervention for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function or cognitive status in people with PD. Full text papers were eligible for inclusion, as were conference abstracts since January 2018. Screening, data extraction, narrative synthesis and quality assessment were conducted independently by two reviewers. Quality assessment used the SURE checklists. Results: 56 studies were eligible for inclusion in this systematic review, reported in 67 publications. Published from 1989 to 2020, these studies included a total of 1531 people with PD from 12 countries, and covered four broad performing arts modalities: dance, singing, music therapy and theatre. Dance remains the most commonly studied performing arts modality for PD (38 studies), while there were 12 studies on singing interventions, four on music therapy, and only two on theatrical interventions. There was evidence for a beneficial effect of all four performing arts modalities on at least some outcome domains. Conclusions: This is the first systematic review to assess the potential benefit of all active group-based performing arts interventions in PD. The evidence suggests that performing arts may be a useful therapeutic medium in PD. However, a substantial limitation of the evidence base is that no studies compared interventions from different performing arts modalities. Moreover, not all performing arts modalities were assessed for all outcome domains. Therefore it is not currently possible to determine which performing arts modalities are most beneficial for which specific outcomes.

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“…Four studies assessed the impact of a singing intervention on quality of life. [49][50][51][83][84][85][86]. Of these, Matthews et al [51] used a RCT design compared to a passive music appreciation activity, while Tamplin et al [49][50] used a non-randomised controlled trial design with various comparators, the limitations of which were discussed above.…”

Section: Quality Of Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

A systematic review of active group-based dance, singing, music therapy and theatrical interventions for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function and cognitive status in people with Parkinson’s disease

Barnish

¹

,

Barran

²

2020

Preprint

0

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative condition associated with a wide range of motor and non-motor symptoms. There has been increasing interest in the potential benefit of performing arts as a therapeutic medium in PD. While there have been previous reviews, none have considered all performing arts modalities and most have focused on dance. This systematic review examined the potential benefit of all active group-based performing arts interventions for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function and cognitive status. Methods: Searches were conducted in February 2020 on five scholarly databases. Supplementary searches were conducted. Included studies were quantitative in design, and assessed the potential benefit of any active group-based performing arts intervention for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function or cognitive status in people with PD. Full text papers were eligible for inclusion, as were conference abstracts since January 2018. Screening, data extraction, narrative synthesis and quality assessment were conducted independently by two reviewers. Quality assessment used the SURE checklists. Results: 56 studies were eligible for inclusion in this systematic review, reported in 67 publications. Published from 1989 to 2020, these studies included a total of 1531 people with PD from 12 countries, and covered four broad performing arts modalities: dance, singing, music therapy and theatre. Dance remains the most commonly studied performing arts modality for PD (38 studies), while there were 12 studies on singing interventions, four on music therapy, and only two on theatrical interventions. There was evidence for a beneficial effect of all four performing arts modalities on at least some outcome domains. Conclusions: This is the first systematic review to assess the potential benefit of all active group-based performing arts interventions in PD. The evidence suggests that performing arts may be a useful therapeutic medium in PD. However, a substantial limitation of the evidence base is that no studies compared interventions from different performing arts modalities. Moreover, not all performing arts modalities were assessed for all outcome domains. Therefore it is not currently possible to determine which performing arts modalities are most beneficial for which specific outcomes.

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Group singing improves quality of life for people with Parkinson’s: an international study

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A systematic review of active group-based dance, singing, music therapy and theatrical interventions for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function and cognitive status in people with Parkinson’s disease

A systematic review of active group-based dance, singing, music therapy and theatrical interventions for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function and cognitive status in people with Parkinson’s disease

A Systematic Review of Active Group-Based Dance, Singing, Music Therapy and Theatrical Interventions for Quality of Life, Functional Communication, Speech, Motor Function and Cognitive Status in People with Parkinson’s Disease

A systematic review of active group-based dance, singing, music therapy and theatrical interventions for quality of life, functional communication, speech, motor function and cognitive status in people with Parkinson’s disease

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