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Trial reportThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2020

A Community Choir Intervention to Promote Well-Being Among Diverse Older Adults: Results From the Community of Voices Trial.

Julene K Johnson, Anita L Stewart, Michael Acree, Anna M Nápoles, Jason D Flatt, Wendy B Max, Steven E Gregorich

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01869179 (Community Choirs To Promote Healthy Aging And Independence Of Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01869179 nacompletednot on this map

Community Choirs To Promote Healthy Aging And Independence Of Older Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San FranciscoRan2013 to 2018Enrolled390ConditionsWell BeingArmsCommunity of Voices choir program, Wait-list control group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Using Cognitive Intraindividual Variability to Measure Intervention Effectiveness: Results from the Baltimore Experience Corps Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2021
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  20. Radical Imagination: An Afrofuturism and Creative Aging Program for Black Women's Brain Health and Wellness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Julene K JohnsonInstitute for Health & Aging, University of California San Francisco, Bethesda, Maryland.
Anita L StewartInstitute for Health & Aging, University of California San Francisco, Bethesda, Maryland.
Michael AcreeOsher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Bethesda, Maryland.
Anna M NápolesIntramural Research Program, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Jason D FlattInstitute for Health & Aging, University of California San Francisco, Bethesda, Maryland.
Wendy B MaxInstitute for Health & Aging, University of California San Francisco, Bethesda, Maryland.
Steven E GregorichCenter for Aging in Diverse Communities, University of California San Francisco, Bethesda, Maryland.
University of California, San Francisco · USInstitute on Aging · USNational Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · US

Funding

Engaging University of California Stakeholders for Biorespository ResearchUL1TR000004 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI GRANDIS, JENNIFER RUBIN · 2012 to 2015
$78.0M
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (NUCATS)UL1TR001422 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI D'AQUILA, RICHARD · 2015 to 2023
$56.8M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE (MCTS) PROGRAM (UL1)UL1RR025741 · NCRR · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GREENLAND, PHILIP · 2008 to 2011
$24.7M
RESOURCE CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH IN DIVERSE POPULATIONP30AG015272 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Torsten Brian Neilands · 1997 to 2026
$19.5M
Community Choirs to Promote Healthy Aging and Independence of Older AdultsR01AG042526 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JOHNSON, JULENE K · 2012 to 2016
$3.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000004NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001422NIA NIH HHS P30 AG015272NIA NIH HHS R01 AG042526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo test effects of the Community of Voices choir intervention on the health, well-being, and health care costs of racial/ethnically diverse older adults.

methodTwelve Administration-on-Aging-supported senior centers were cluster randomized into two groups: the intervention group started the choir immediately and a wait-list control group began the choir 6 months later. The choir program was designed for community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older. The multimodal intervention comprises activities that engage participants cognitively, physically, and socially. Outcome measures assessed these three domains as well as health care utilization and costs. The intention-to-treat comparison was at 6 months.

resultsThe sample (N = 390) had a mean age of 71.3 years (SD = 7.2); 65% were nonwhite. Six-month retention was 92%. Compared to controls, intervention group members experienced significantly greater improvements in loneliness (p = .02; standardized effect size [ES = 0.34] and interest in life (p = .008, ES = 0.39). No significant group differences were observed for cognitive or physical outcomes or for health care costs. DISCUSSION: Findings support adoption of community choirs for reducing loneliness and increasing interest in life among diverse older adults. Further efforts need to examine the mechanisms by which engagement in choirs improves aspects of well-being and reduces health disparities among older adults, including potential longer-term effects. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV REGISTRATION: NCT01869179 registered January 9, 2013.

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Music TherapyOutcome Assessment, Health CareAgedAged, 80 and overAgingFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansLonelinessMaleMiddle AgedMusicPatient Acceptance of Health CareCreativityHealth promotionMinority and diverse populationsMusic

Identifiers

PMID30412233
PMCPMC7328053
OpenAlexW2900220108

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