ArticlePublic health2021
Online singing groups for people with dementia: scoping review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Barriers and facilitators to participation in electronic health interventions in older adults with cognitive impairment: an umbrella review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Music Therapy and Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review from 2015-2020.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Are board games useful for people with dementia? A preliminary study for a non-pharmacological intervention.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Online gallery facilitated art activities for people with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A narrative review.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Review
- Practitioners' ability to remotely develop understanding for personalised care and support planning: a thematic analysis of multiple data sources from the feasibility phase of the Dementia Personalised Care Team (D-PACT) intervention.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
- Implementing a singing-based intervention for postpartum depression in Denmark and Romania: a brief research report.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Learning to use music as a resource: the experiences of people with dementia and their family care partners participating in a home-based skill-sharing music intervention: a HOMESIDE sub-study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Changes to postdiagnostic dementia support in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesIn the face of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, people with dementia and their carers are contending with serious challenges to their health and wellbeing, due to risk of severe illness, limiting of social contact and disruption to usual activities. Many forms of support for people with dementia and their carers, including singing groups, have moved online using videoconferencing. Previous research has demonstrated the benefits of group singing, which include cognitive stimulation, meaningful activity and peer support. However, although we know which aspects of the singing group experience participants find helpful, we do not know how this experience translates into an online videoconferencing format, and this is a very new field with little existing research. This article reviews the literature pertinent to online singing interventions and uses the findings to develop some suggestions for running an online singing group. STUDY
designSCOPING REVIEW.
methodsSystematic literature searches were conducted in EMBASE, Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Web of Science. Owing to the paucity of existing research, searches were also conducted in Google Scholar. The scope of the review covered five related areas: online music making and music therapy, telemedicine and telecare, everyday technology for people with dementia, digital arts and dementia, and use of technology for social interaction and leisure. Our analysis aimed to integrate the results to inform the implementation of online singing groups for people with dementia.
resultsScoping of evidence from discrete fields of enquiry and different disciplinary traditions can inform the delivery of online singing in dementia. This literature also yields useful insights into the role of the carer and how best to support participants to use technology. Barriers and facilitators to online singing were found to relate both to the technology and to the individual participant.
conclusionLockdown restrictions have led to much innovation, and this is likely to lead to changes in practice even after normal life resumes. The suggestions in this article will be helpful primarily for practitioners moving into online work and researchers investigating this novel area. They may also be useful to commissioners and policymakers because they reflect current knowledge about best practice.
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