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JAMA internal medicine

Treatment of nonfatal conditions at the end of life: nonmelanoma skin cancer.

2013

Authors: Linos E, Parvataneni R, Stuart SE, Boscardin WJ, Landefeld CS, Chren MM

AIDS and behavior

Food insecurity and risky sexual behaviors among homeless and marginally housed HIV-infected individuals in San Francisco.

2013

Authors: Vogenthaler NS, Kushel MB, Hadley C, Frongillo EA, Riley ED, Bangsberg DR, Weiser SD

AIDS and behavior

Alcohol consumption as a barrier to prior HIV testing in a population-based study in rural Uganda.

2013

Authors: Fatch R, Bellows B, Bagenda F, Mulogo E, Weiser S, Hahn JA

Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain

Review of "The Origins of Music"

2013

Authors: Graziano AB and Johnson JK

PloS one

Relationship between food insecurity and mortality among HIV-positive injection drug users receiving antiretroviral therapy in British Columbia, Canada.

2013

Authors: Anema A, Chan K, Chen Y, Weiser S, Montaner JS, Hogg RS

JAMA internal medicine

Hospitalization in older persons: not just a medical outcome, a social outcome as well: comment on "Elder abuse as a risk factor for hospitalization in older persons".

2013

Authors: Covinsky KE

Pediatric blood & cancer

Acute changes in blood pressure in patients with neuroblastoma treated with ¹³¹I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG).

2013

Authors: Wong T, Matthay KK, Boscardin WJ, Hawkins RA, Brakeman PR, DuBois SG

PloS one

Food access and diet quality are associated with quality of life outcomes among HIV-infected individuals in Uganda.

2013

Authors: Palermo T, Rawat R, Weiser SD, Kadiyala S

American journal of public health

Characteristics of emergency department visits by older versus younger homeless adults in the United States.

2013

Authors: Brown RT, Steinman MA

International psychogeriatrics | Volume 25 of Issue 7

Quality of life (QOL) of older adult community choral singers in Finland.

2013

Authors: Johnson JK, Louhivuori J, Stewart AL, Tolvanen A, Ross L, Era P

BACKGROUND

Enhancing quality of life (QOL) of older adults is an international area of focus. Identifying factors and experiences that contribute to QOL of older adults helps promote optimal levels of functioning. This study examines the relationship between perceived benefits associated with choral singing and QOL among community-dwelling older adults.

METHODS

One hundred seventeen older adults who sing in community choirs in Jyväskylä, Finland, completed self-report measures of QOL (WHOQOL-Bref), depressive symptoms, and a questionnaire about the benefits of singing in choir. Correlational analyses and linear regression models were used to examine the association between the benefits of singing in choir and QOL.

RESULTS

Both correlation and regression analyses found significant relationships between the benefits of choral singing and three QOL domains: psychological, social relationships, and environment. These associations remained significant after adjusting for age and depressive symptoms. As hypothesized, older choral singers who reported greater benefits of choir singing had higher QOL in multiple domains. The older choral singers in the study also reported few symptoms of depression and high overall QOL and satisfaction with health.

CONCLUSION

Results suggest that singing in a community choir as an older adult may positively influence several aspects of QOL. These results suggest that community choral singing may be one potential avenue for promoting QOL in older adults.