Music making in the community with people living with dementia and care partners – ‘I’m leaving feeling on top of the world’
| Autor: | Anthea Innes, Sophie Bushell, Sarah Kate Smith |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Sociology and Political Science
media_common.quotation_subject Musical Session (web analytics) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Music making Dementia Humans 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Medical education SARS-CoV-2 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 medicine.disease Social relation humanities Schedule (workplace) Feeling Well-being Independent Living 0305 other medical science Psychology human activities Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Music |
| ISSN: | 0966-0410 |
| Popis: | Evidence exists relating to music-based initiatives and positive health outcomes for people living\ud with dementia who can access them. Yet, knowledge about the impact of ‘music-making’ on the\ud wellbeing of community dwelling people with dementia is limited. Much of the existing evidence\ud about the benefits of music is focused on care home settings where initiatives can be readily applied\ud as part of a weekly schedule of activities. Therefore, this initiative aimed to provide opportunities to\ud participate in music-making, to increase social interaction and ultimately wellbeing in a community\ud environment. Ten music-making session were scheduled for community dwelling people living with\ud dementia and care-partners, once a month between September 2019 and March 2020. Three\ud sessions did not take place due to Covid19. Eighteen participants consented to take\ud part including 7 people living with dementia, 5 care-partners and 6 former care-partners. Baseline\ud semi-structured interviews explored the lived experience of music and expectations of the\ud upcoming music-making cafes. Self-report questionnaires captured ‘in the moment’ experiences of\ud each music-making cafe. Follow-up semi-structured interviews explored the impact of music-making\ud on participants self-reported wellbeing. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed\ud thematically. The findings demonstrate that participating in the music-making café benefitted\ud the self-reported wellbeing of participants in three ways: first, a sense of camaraderie that enabled\ud the facilitation of connections with others; second, creating opportunities to ‘level the playing field’\ud by always assuming a person’s strengths and abilities; third, group participation in musicmaking meets a need for meaningful musical experiences. We conclude that participating in musicmaking is a powerful medium to promote wellbeing for community dwelling people living with\ud dementia and care-partners. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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