Abstract
A pilot study was carried out to test the potential for choir work to reduce depression and increase quality of life in elderly people with dementia, living in residential care, and to analyse the extent to which itmet their spiritual needs. The participants in the study were randomly assigned to three groups: the choir group; the reminiscence group, to test choir work against an established therapy; and the waiting list group, who continued to receive the normal facility care and who were used as a comparison against the other two groups. At the end of the study the waiting list group was given the choice of joining one of the other two groups. The choir and reminiscence groupsmet once per week for 20 weeks.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Aging, Disability and Spirituality: Addressing the Challenge of Disability in Later Life |
| Editors | Elizabeth MacKinlay |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley |
| Pages | 182-199 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781846427671 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781843105848 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |