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ProfessorNickHopkinson

Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute

Professor of Respiratory Medicine
 
 
 
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Muscle LabSouth BlockRoyal Brompton Campus

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@inproceedings{Lewis:2018:10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA1454,
author = {Lewis, A and Cave, P and Hopkinson, NS},
doi = {10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA1454},
publisher = {European Respiratory Society},
title = {Singing for lung health: Evaluation of the british lung foundation programme},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA1454},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Introduction: Singing for Lung Health (SLH) is a novel intervention for people with respiratory disease, including physical and vocal warm ups, rhythm and pitch games, repertoire and cool down/relaxation exercises. Groups are run by leaders who have received quality assured British Lung Foundation (BLF) training (Lewis A. et al, bmjresp 2017; 000216). Qualitative results suggest benefits to physical, mental and emotional health. Limited data also suggest objective improvements in measures of quality of life with SLH are achievable (Lewis A. et al, npjpcrm 2016;80). It is not known how effective the SLH groups supported by the BLF in the UK are.Aims and Objectives: To understand the clinical impact SLH has on people with respiratory disease.Methods: The BLF conducted a questionnaire survey of 228 singers with respiratory disease from its SLH groups in 2016-2017. Questionnaires were administered prior to participants’ first session and after 12 weeks of singing.Results: 113 (49.5%) of participants provided 12 week data. There were significant improvements in CAT score (Mean -1.4 CI: (0.25 - -2.48) (p = 0.017). Furthermore, 45% of singers reported reduced GP visits (p = 0.00002) and 18% reported reduced hospital admissions (p = 0.01). However, there were no significant improvements in general quality of life, anxiety, patient activation, breathlessness or inhaler use.Conclusion: This evaluation found that participants in SLH groups report improvement in respiratory health-related quality of life and a reduction in healthcare utilisation. SLH has potential economic and health benefits. Therefore, to confirm these findings these endpoints should be evaluated further in large scale randomised controlled trials.
AU  - Lewis,A
AU  - Cave,P
AU  - Hopkinson,NS
DO  - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA1454
PB  - European Respiratory Society
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0903-1936
TI  - Singing for lung health: Evaluation of the british lung foundation programme
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA1454
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000455567102010&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/68997
ER  -
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