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  • Addressing the health needs of indigenous Australians through creative engagement: a case study

    Author(s)
    Sun, Jing
    Buys, Nicholas
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Buys, Nicholas J.
    Sun, Jing
    Year published
    2015
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    Abstract
    This chapter presents the results of a case study on the association between the benefits of community singing and resilience and the prevention of chronic disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. A prospective intervention study design was used. Results based on survey assessments and the health records of 235 adults aged 18–71 years at baseline, and after 18 months, at five Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (CCHSs) in Queensland, Australia, are reported. Participants engaged in a weekly singing rehearsal as part of a community singing programme linked to Aboriginal CCHS-led preventive health ...
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    This chapter presents the results of a case study on the association between the benefits of community singing and resilience and the prevention of chronic disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. A prospective intervention study design was used. Results based on survey assessments and the health records of 235 adults aged 18–71 years at baseline, and after 18 months, at five Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (CCHSs) in Queensland, Australia, are reported. Participants engaged in a weekly singing rehearsal as part of a community singing programme linked to Aboriginal CCHS-led preventive health services and exercise promotion. The results revealed substantial health benefits related to group singing, including a significant reduction in the proportion of adults classified as depressed, and a significant improvement in health behaviours. A significant increase in resilience levels, sense of connectedness, social support and access to health services was also shown.
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    Book Title
    Oxford Textbook of Creative Arts, Health, and Wellbeing: International perspectives on practice, policy and research
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199688074.003.0018
    Subject
    Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/141272
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    • Brisbane - Queensland, Australia
    First Peoples of Australia
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