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  • Using community singing as a culturally appropriate approach to prevent depression in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

    Author(s)
    Sun, Jing
    Buys, Nicholas
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Buys, Nicholas J.
    Sun, Jing
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals continue to experience greater levels of depression than the general Australian population. This investigation examined the health benefits of a community-based singing activity intervention on depression among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Methods: From 2010-2011, 45 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, from the State of Queensland, Australia, were recruited through five communities to participate in a one-year community singing program. Participants completed a survey, in the pre-and post-intervention phases of the study, which ...
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    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals continue to experience greater levels of depression than the general Australian population. This investigation examined the health benefits of a community-based singing activity intervention on depression among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Methods: From 2010-2011, 45 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, from the State of Queensland, Australia, were recruited through five communities to participate in a one-year community singing program. Participants completed a survey, in the pre-and post-intervention phases of the study, which measured depression and singing related quality of life. Results: Improvements in quality of life were observed for both male and female participants with depression of all age groups in the community singing program. Male and female participants' improvements included all aspects of the health related spectrum including relaxation and stress reduction, improved physical health, release negative feelings and emotion, improved general wellbeing and quality of life, positive attitude to life, greater enjoyment and happy feeling and enhanced purpose of life. Conclusions: The participative community singing program was successful in improving wellbeing for Aboriginal adults of all ages and genders with depression. Keywords: Health, community, singing, depression, quality of life
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Alternative Medicine Research
    Volume
    5
    Issue
    2
    Publisher URI
    https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=41284
    Subject
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
    Public Health and Health Services
    Complementary and Alternative Medicine
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/55601
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