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SING FOR YOUR LIFE. 2005 -. Silver Song Clubs. Delivered by Sing For Your Life on a model developed by the Sidney De Haan Centre Groups of older people meet in community venues to sing and make music - including those with dementia and their carers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SING FOR YOUR LIFE
2005 -
Silver Song Clubs• Delivered by Sing For Your
Life on a model developed by the Sidney De Haan Centre
• Groups of older people meet in community venues to sing and make music - including those with dementia and their carers
• Led by experienced facilitators supported by volunteers
• Currently about 40 groups across S.E. & Northern England, Italy, Finland, Western Canada
RCT 2010• Change in demographics of
the UK • More older people living
with chronic long term health conditions and in social isolation
• Limited research into benefits of singing for older people Only 2 previous trials Formative evaluation of
SSCs by SDH Centre
Trial Design
• Programme devised by SFYL and led by experienced facilitators April-July 2010
• Outcome measures - standardized health questionnaires Primary measure York SF-12 Secondary measures HADS, EQ-5D, Service Use
Questionnaire• Measured at baseline, post-intervention and 6 month
follow-up• Participant comments invited
Findings from Questionnaire Analysis (1)
• At 3 months sig. greater improvement in mental health related quality of life in intervention group (p<0.01)• At 6 months, sig. greater improvement in mental health related QOL in intervention group (p=0.05)
Findings from Questionnaire Analysis (2)
• At 3 months lower anxiety scores in intervention group(p<0.01)
Findings from Questionnaire Analysis (3)
• Cost-effectiveness Combines costs of interventions with QALY changes Singing group cost more but also greater QALY gain. Singing groups cost effective if willing to pay
>£14,000 per QALY NICE estimates QALY value £20,000-£30,000 Probability of cost-effectiveness favours singing
groups
Participant feedback
“I started my participation in this project just after I retired from work and feeling a little anxious about future life. This project has been instrumental in showing me there
is life after ‘work’”
Conclusion
Singing groups for older people appear to have a benefit in terms of mental health.Singing groups may be a cost-effective health promotion strategy for this population
SING FOR YOUR LIFE
A new focus…
The Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia -
the call
Delivering major improvements in Dementia care and research by 2015.
Improve care in the community to support independent living.
Our response…Our response…
A SONG A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY!
Group participatory singing can…
•Provide Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) •Help reduce social isolation•Be delivered whether living in:
Community Assisted Living CentresResidential Care Homes
Our challenge is…
How can we all help?
Silver Song Music Box System
• Participatory Singing Programmes available on demand
• Easy to operate - Plug in and play!• No formal musical training required• Themed and personalised programmes
• Improved behaviour - reduced need for use of antipsychotic drugs
SING FOR YOUR LIFE
power of musicn