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November 2016

Music, Singing and Wellbeing in adults with diagnosed conditions or dementia summary insights

Music, Singing and Wellbeing in adults with diagnosed conditions or dementia summary insights
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Intro

What music and singing interventions work to improve
wellbeing of adults living with diagnosed conditions or
dementia? This briefing looks at all the available evidence to support better policy.

There is a lot of existing evidence looking at the impact of music and singing where the focus is on clinical outcomes such as pain management, coping with hospitalisation, coping with symptoms and managing symptoms of dementia. This new evidence focuses on wellbeing for those living with diagnosed conditions or dementia.
Specifically, it focuses on self-reported measures of quality of life; life satisfaction; and anxiety or
depression.

Close Intro

What are the key findings?

How can we turn this evidence into action?

What can you do next?

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This briefing is part of a suite of publications looking at the impacts of music and singing interventions on different populations.

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