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Beneficial effects of choir singing on cognition and well-being of older adults : Evidence from a cross-sectional study (2021)
Pentikäinen, E., Pitkäniemi, A., Siponkoski, S.-T., Jansson, M., Louhivuori, J., Johnson, J. K., Paajanen, T., & Särkämö, T. (2021). Beneficial effects of choir singing on cognition and well-being of older adults : Evidence from a cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE, 16(2), Article e0245666. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245666
JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat
Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Pentikäinen, Emmi; Pitkäniemi, Anni; Siponkoski, Sini-Tuuli; Jansson, Maarit; Louhivuori, Jukka; Johnson, Julene K.; Paajanen, Teemu; Särkämö, Teppo
Lehti tai sarja: PLoS ONE
eISSN: 1932-6203
Julkaisuvuosi: 2021
Volyymi: 16
Lehden numero: 2
Artikkelinumero: e0245666
Kustantaja: Public Library of Science
Julkaisumaa: Yhdysvallat (USA)
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245666
Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla
Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/74336
Tiivistelmä
Research design and methods: We performed a cross-sectional questionnaire study in 162 healthy older (age ≥ 60 years) adults (106 choir singers, 56 controls), including measures of cognition, mood, social engagement, QOL, and role of music in daily life. The choir singers were divided to low (1-10 years, N = 58) and high (>10 years, N = 48) activity groups based on years of choir singing experience throughout their life span. A subcohort of 74 participants (39 choir singers, 35 controls) were assessed also with a neuropsychological testing battery.
Results: In the neuropsychological testing, choir singers performed better than controls on the verbal flexibility domain of executive function, but not on other cognitive domains. In questionnaires, high activity choir singers showed better social integration than controls and low activity choir singers. In contrast, low activity choir singers had better general health than controls and high activity choir singers.
Discussion and implications: In healthy older adults, regular choir singing is associated with better verbal flexibility. Long-standing choir activity is linked to better social engagement and more recently commenced choir activity to better general health.
YSO-asiasanat: ikääntyneet; musiikin harrastaminen; kuorolaulu; terveyshyödyt; henkinen hyvinvointi; kognitiiviset taidot
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2021
JUFO-taso: 1