Musical Connections: A Descriptive Study of Community-Based Choirs for Persons with Dementia and their Caregivers

Zach Anderson, D. Sheets
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This descriptive qualitative study explores the key characteristics, benefits, and lessons learned from community-based choirs for persons with dementia (PwD) and their caregivers based on reports from choir administrators and directors. Although there is growing interest in choirs for PwD, there has been no synthesis of information on these choirs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between December 2016 and February 2017 with six administrators and/or directors of community-based choirs for PwD and their caregivers. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Content analyses indicated that choirs had many similarities in membership (e.g., early to mid-stage dementia), establishing formal sections (e.g., soprano, alto, tenor, bass), administration (e.g., leadership, fees), and music programming (e.g., public performance, duration, and length of practice sessions). Benefits of the choir include enjoyment, sense of purpose, empowerment, caregiver support and respite, and increased awareness of dementia by others. In conclusion, this descriptive study suggests that community-based choirs are a cost effective and valuable program that improve quality of life for PwD and caregivers.
音乐联系:痴呆症患者及其照顾者社区唱诗班的描述性研究
本描述性定性研究根据合唱团管理人员和主管的报告,探讨了社区为痴呆症患者(PwD)及其照顾者举办的合唱团的主要特点、益处和经验教训。虽然人们对残疾人士唱诗班的兴趣越来越大,但关于这些唱诗班的信息还没有综合。在2016年12月至2017年2月期间,对社区残疾人合唱团的六位管理人员和/或主任及其护理人员进行了半结构化访谈。这些采访都有录音和文字记录。内容分析表明,唱诗班在成员(例如,早期到中期痴呆症),建立正式部门(例如,女高音,女低音,男高音,男低音),管理(例如,领导,费用)和音乐节目(例如,公开表演,持续时间和练习时间)方面有许多相似之处。合唱团的好处包括享受、使命感、赋权、照顾者的支持和喘息,以及提高他人对痴呆症的认识。总之,这项描述性研究表明,以社区为基础的合唱团是一个具有成本效益和有价值的项目,可以改善残疾人及其照顾者的生活质量。
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