Background: This scoping review analyzed research about how music activities may affect
participants' health and well-being. Primary outcomes were measures of health (including …

Background considering the importance of social participation for quality of life and active
ageing in older adults, it is an important target of social and health professionals' …

Importance Loneliness and social isolation are public health concerns faced by older adults
due to physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes that develop with aging. Loneliness …

Background and objectives Choir singing has been associated with better mood and quality
of life (QOL) in healthy older adults, but little is known about its potential cognitive benefits in …

Background The highly prevalent late-life loneliness, together with its deleterious health
impacts, calls for increasing attention to the need for effective interventions targeting on this …

Social isolation in community-dwelling older adults with dementia is a growing health issue
that can negatively affect health and well-being. To date, little attention has been paid to the …

The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal communication
systems—language and music. Functional imaging studies have revealed that some core …

Research on choirs and other forms of group singing has been conducted for several
decades and there has been a recent focus on the potential health and well-being benefits …

Introduction While increasing evidence points toward the benefits of musical activities in
promoting cognitive and emotional well-being in older adults, more longitudinal studies are …

There is increasing interest today in how the arts contribute to individual and community
wellbeing. This scoping review identified and examined ways in which the arts have been …