Group drumming and well-being: A promising self-care strategy for social workers

Maschi, Tina; MacMillan, Thalia; Viola, Deborah

doi:10.1080/17533015.2012.748081

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“…Drumming has been shown in previous research to elicit positive change in mental health (Faulkner et al 2012; Wood et al 2013; Maschi et al 2013; Venkit et al 2013) and appears to offer particular scope for community building and connectedness (Burnard and Dragovic 2014; Camilleri 2002; Mackinlay 2014). Furthermore, drumming is a practice that does not require knowledge of musical notation, making it particularly appropriate for a heterogeneous group of participants with varying levels of prior musical engagement.…”

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“…singing or playing an instrument) can contribute to demonstrable improvements in factors such as subjective wellbeing (Creech et al 2013), anxiety levels (Hars et al 2014), depression and mood (Seinfeld et al 2013), and morale and loneliness (Cohen et al 2006). Looking at drumming in particular, this form of music-making has been shown to facilitate recovery among vulnerable populations such as young people (Faulkner et al 2012; Wood et al 2013), social workers (Maschi et al 2013), sex workers in a rehabilitation programme (Venkit et al 2013), and mental health service users (Fancourt et al 2016a, 2016b). Aligned with many of the principles of recovery, some of the documented benefits from music engagement include: providing a sense of purpose, autonomy and control, and social affirmation (Creech et al 2013), as well as facilitating subjective experiences of pleasure, enhanced social interactions, increased engagement in day-to-day life, fulfilment of musical ambition, and self-satisfaction through musical accomplishment (Perkins and Williamon 2014).…”

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Making music for mental health: how group drumming mediates recovery

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BackgroundWhile music-making interventions are increasingly recognised as enhancing mental health, little is known of why music may engender such benefit. The objective of this article is to elucidate the features of a programme of group drumming known to enable mental health recovery.MethodsQualitative research was conducted with 39 mental health patients and carers who had demonstrated recovery following engagement with a programme of group djembe drumming in the UK. Data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews and focus group interviews designed to understand the connection between drumming and recovery and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA).ResultsResults revealed three overarching features of the drumming intervention: (1) the specific features of drumming, including drumming as a form of non-verbal communication, as a connection with life through rhythm, and as a grounding experience that both generates and liberates energy; (2) the specific features of the group, including the group as a space of connection in and through the rhythmic features of the drumming, as well as facilitating feelings of belonging, acceptance, safety and care, and new social interactions; (3) the specific features of the learning, including learning as an inclusive activity in which the concept of mistakes is dissolved and in which there is musical freedom, supported by an embodied learning process expedited by the musical facilitator.ConclusionThe findings provide support for the conceptual notion of ‘creative practice as mutual recovery’, demonstrating that group drumming provides a creative and mutual learning space in which mental health recovery can take place.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13612-016-0048-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…The notion of group drumming has been adopted by numerous communities to promote wellness, teambuilding and sense of empowerment [20–22]. In group drumming, participants gather around in a circle each with their own instrument [23].…”

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Rhythm-centred music making in community living elderly: a randomized pilot study

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Kwan

Tan

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BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundQuality of life has become an important aspect in the measurement of the health of an individual as the population ages. Rhythm-centred music making (RMM) has been shown to improve physical, psychological and social health. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of RMM on quality of life, depressive mood, sleep quality and social isolation in the elderly.MethodsA randomised controlled trial with cross over was conducted. 54 participants were recruited with 27 participants in each arm. In phase 1, group A underwent the intervention with group B as the control. In phase 2, group B underwent the intervention with group A as the control. The intervention involved 10 weekly RMM sessions. Patient related outcome data which included European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ5D), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS) scores were collected before the intervention, at 11th and at the 22nd week.ResultsA total of 31 participants were analyzed at the end of the study. The mean age was 74.65 ± 6.40 years. In analysing the change in patient related outcome variables as a continuous measure, participation in RMM resulted in a non-significant reduction in EQ5D by 0.004 (95% CI: -0.097,0.105), GDS score by 0.479 (95% CI:-0.329,1.287), PSQI score by 0.929 (95% CI:- 0.523,2.381) and an improvement in LSNS by 1.125 (95% CI:-2.381,0.523). In binary analysis, participation in RMM resulted in a 37% (OR = 1.370, 95% CI: 0.355,5.290), 55.3% (OR = 1.553, 95% CI: 0.438,5.501), 124.1% (OR = 2.241, 95% CI = 0.677,7.419) and 14.5% (OR = 1.145, 95% CI = 0.331,3.963) non-significant increase in odds of improvement in EQ5D, GDS, PSQI and LSNS scores respectively.ConclusionParticipation in RMM did not show any statistically significant difference in the quality of life of the participants. It is however, an interesting alternative tool to use in the field of integrative medicine. Moving forward, a larger study could be performed to investigate the effects of RMM on the elderly with an inclusion of a qualitative component to evaluate effects of RMM that were not captured by quantitative indicators.Trial registrationThis trial was retrospectively registered. This trial was registered in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry under trial number ACTRN12616001281482 on 12 September 2016.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1825-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Petterson & Loy, 2008); and social work (cf. Maschi, MacMillan, & Viola, 2012). The Restorative Rhythms (RR) programme uses music to contribute to the holistic care environment for people afflicted by cancer (Daykin, Bunt, & McClean, 2006), thus embracing its therapeutic potential (Deraney et al, 2017;Dickerson, Robichaud, Teruya, Nagaran, & Hser, 2012;MacMillan, Maschi, & Tseng, 2012).…”

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Restorative Rhythms: drumming as healing

Harmon

Arpajian

2019

World Leisure Journal

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Thirty people who were either in treatment, or in remission, from cancer and their caregivers participated in a therapeutic drumming clinic called Restorative Rhythms. As music has been proposed as a significant way to reduce stress and stimulate feelings of happiness and empowerment, it is therefore a valuable tool for coping with illnesses like cancer. Because people who are diagnosed with cancer often have trouble expressing their emotions, music can be used as an accessible channel for this necessary release. In addition to the inability to express internalized emotions derivative of the diagnosis or due to the requirements of the treatment regimen, patients often lose their sense of agency; creative expression like therapeutic drumming can help them regain their autonomy. This social, creative environment became a means to express the emotions participants were otherwise having trouble expressing, as well as a positive outlet for coming to terms with their "new normal" through music.

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Group drumming and well-being: A promising self-care strategy for social workers

Cited by 24 publications

References 22 publications

Making music for mental health: how group drumming mediates recovery

Making music for mental health: how group drumming mediates recovery

Rhythm-centred music making in community living elderly: a randomized pilot study

Restorative Rhythms: drumming as healing

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