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‘Stroke a Chord’: The effect of singing in a community choir on mood and social engagement for people living with aphasia following a stroke

Tamplin, Jeanette, Baker, Felicity A., Jones, Bronwen, Way, Anneliis, Lee, Stuart·2013·Neurorehabilitation
DOI 10.3233/nre-130916
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BACKGROUND: Communication deficits resulting from aphasia can negatively impact stroke survivors' relationships and social participation. Despite their difficulties, singing is accessible and enjoyable for many people with aphasia. OBJECTIVES: To explore the effects of group singing for people with aphasia. METHODS: A community choir was established and facilitated by a neurologic music therapist. Mood (General Health Questionnaire-12; Visual Analogue Mood Scale), communication, cognition and global functioning (Stroke Impact Scale-3) and social functioning (Sense of Belonging Instrument) were measured before, and at 12-weeks and 20-weeks after joining the choir. Three choir members and five caregivers also completed semi-structured interviews about their experience of the choir. RESULTS: Baselines measures were collected for 13 participants with aphasia. Prior to joining the choir, participants had higher levels of negative mood symptoms and poorer subjective sense of belonging compared to Australian general population samples. Results from the GHQ-12 suggested a trend towards reduction of psychological distress after participating in the choir. Thematic analysis of the interviews revealed five common themes: increased confidence, peer support, enhanced mood, increased motivation, and changes to communication. CONCLUSION: The strength of findings was limited by the number of participants and lack of a control group, however clear benefits of choir participation were demonstrated. Preliminary findings were encouraging and warrant further rigorous investigation.

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Authors
Tamplin, J., Baker, F. A., Jones, B., Way, A., & Lee, S.
Affiliations
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Yooralla, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
  • Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre (AU)
ORCID
Venue
Neurorehabilitation
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2013-07-29
Volume
32
Issue
4
Pages
929-941
ISSN
  • 1053-8135 (ISSN-L)
  • 1878-6448
DOI
10.3233/nre-130916
OpenAlex
W1618805985
Semantic Scholar
63892e3b27bc04adca0468647c64cac81d17f5db
Cited by
108
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41
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2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1
FWCI
10.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neurorehabilitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Music Therapy and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Art Therapy and Mental Health
Keywords
aphasia, stroke, community choirs, group singing, mood, psychological distress, social engagement, sense of belonging, social participation (health and rehabilitation), communication, peer support, neurologic music therapy, stroke survivors, caregivers
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aphasia, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Music Therapy, Residence Characteristics, Social Behavior, Speech Therapy, Stroke, Singing

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