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Singing and Health: A Systematic Mapping and Review of Non-Clinical Research
Stephen Clift, Grenville Hancox, Rosalia Staricoff and Christine Whitmore, Singing and Health: A Systematic Mapping and Review of Non-Clinical Research (August 2008)
The aims of this study were:
to systematically identify existing published research on singing, wellbeing and health;
to map this research in terms of the forms of singing investigated, designs and methods employed and
participants involved:
to critically appraise this body of research, and where possible synthesise findings to draw general conclusions about the possible benefits of singing for health.
The hypothesis underpinning this review is that singing, and particularly group singing, has a positive impact on personal wellbeing and physical health.
