Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, 4150 Clement Street, Box 181-G, San Francisco, CA 94121, United States.
Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 3, Floor 5, Room E08, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States.
Geriatr Nurs. 2020 Nov-Dec;41(6):1006-1012. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.07.011. Epub 2020 Aug 8.
Group choir singing has been shown to have health benefits for older adults. However, because most studies have included predominantly white participants, it is unknown whether findings generalize to older adults from more diverse backgrounds. This multi-site qualitative study assessed perceived benefits of group singing for socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse older adults. We interviewed 31 choir participants, 6 music professionals and 6 administrators involved in a large, cluster-randomized trial. We used content analysis to identify themes. Psychosocial engagement was most commonly reported, with six components: emotional well-being, self-esteem, self-confidence, social connection and support, decreased loneliness, and cultural identity and multi-cultural appreciation. A few reported cognitive and physical benefits. They also suggest that group singing among ethnically diverse older adults can have multiple psychosocial benefits and enhance a sense of cultural identity and appreciation of other cultures. These findings can help in selecting structured outcome measures for choir interventions.
群体合唱已被证明对老年人有益。然而，由于大多数研究主要包括白人参与者，因此尚不清楚这些发现是否适用于来自背景更为多样化的老年人。这项多地点定性研究评估了群体唱歌对社会经济和种族/民族多样化的老年人的感知益处。我们采访了 31 名合唱团参与者、6 名音乐专业人士和 6 名参与大型群组随机试验的管理人员。我们使用内容分析来确定主题。社会心理参与是最常被报道的，有六个组成部分：情绪健康、自尊、自信、社会联系和支持、孤独感减少以及文化认同和多元文化欣赏。少数人报告了认知和身体上的好处。他们还表明，不同种族的老年人群体唱歌可以带来多种社会心理益处，并增强文化认同和对其他文化的欣赏。这些发现有助于为合唱团干预选择结构化的结果测量指标。
