The Elders Drum Project: Enhancing Quality of Life for Long-Term Care Residents

Cottrell, Rita P. Fleming; Gallant, Kerry A.

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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 (RMM), defined as the active playing of drums and various other percussion instruments, has been found to have benefits in areas of emotional, psychological and social outcomes [ 16 , 17 ] with improvements in mood, reduction in anxiety, stress relief and relaxation [ 16 , 18 , 19 ]. 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

Yap

Kwan

Tan

et al. 2017

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

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Kwan

Tan

et al. 2017

BMC Complement Altern Med

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“…Drum circles have been used as a healing ritual in many cultures worldwide for years, and drumming is being increasingly used as a contemporary therapeutic strategy (Bittman et al , 2001; Bensimon et al , 2008; Friedman, 2000) for a number of different therapeutic purposes, including treating a variety of behavioural issues, such as anger management, team building, substance abuse recovery, as well as increasing self‐esteem and developing leadership skills (Mikenas, 2003; Friedman, 2000). Drumming has also been used in therapeutic interventions with specific population groups, including the elderly (Fleming Cottrell and Gallant, 2004); substance misusers (Blackett and Payne, 2005); children with disabilities (Wigram and Lawrence, 2005) or who have experienced trauma (Hospice, 2001); adult trauma patients (Bensimon et al , 2008) and prisoners (Holyoake, 2010).…”

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“To the beat of a different drum”: improving the social and mental wellbeing of at‐risk young people through drumming

Wood

Ivery

Donovan

et al. 2013

J of Public Mental Health

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Purpose-There is growing interest in the use of music and other arts mediums as a way of addressing mental health and social wellbeing issues in a non-clinical or therapy setting. This can be particularly apt for more at-risk young people who may not engage readily with other approaches. Published evaluation of such interventions is however sparse. This paper aims to describe an evaluation of the DRUMBEAT program which uses drumming as a way to engage at-risk youth, whilst simultaneously incorporating themes relating to mental wellbeing and healthy relationships. Design/methodology/approach-An evaluation was undertaken in 19 schools participating in the tenweek DRUMBEAT program. Pre, interim and post-program surveys were administered to participating students (n ¼ 180). School-based data on student behaviour and teacher feedback was also collected. Findings-Positive changes were observed on several measures, including a 10 per cent increase in selfesteem scores by program completion. School data showed a decrease in reported behaviour incidents for 29 per cent of participants. Overall, the evaluation indicated that the DRUMBEAT program provides a creative medium for working with at-risk young people and helps develop self-esteem and social relationship skills. Originality/value-There is a paucity of published evaluations of interventions of this kind. Also novel is the delivery of the program in a school-based rather than clinical therapy setting. The paper also demonstrates how a "real world" intervention program can go beyond basic process evaluation to collect outcome data that helps build the evidence base for mental health promotion.

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The Positive Impact of African Drumming on Elderly Participants’ Mood and Demeanour

Roy

Devroop

Bohn

2019

Muziki

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The Elders Drum Project: Enhancing Quality of Life for Long-Term Care Residents

Cited by 7 publications

References 33 publications

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

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

“To the beat of a different drum”: improving the social and mental wellbeing of at‐risk young people through drumming

The Positive Impact of African Drumming on Elderly Participants’ Mood and Demeanour

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