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How does the process of group singing impact upon people affected by cancer? A grounded theory study

Warran, K; Fancourt, DE; Wiseman, T; (2019) How does the process of group singing impact upon people affected by cancer? A grounded theory study. BMJ Open , 9 (1) , Article e023261. 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023261. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to build an understanding of how the process of singing impacts on those who are affected by cancer, including patients, staff, carers and those who have been bereaved. DESIGN: A qualitative study, informed by a grounded theory approach. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Patients with cancer, staff, carers and bereaved who had participated for a minimum of 6 weeks in one of two choirs for people affected by cancer. METHODS: 31 participants took part in Focus Group Interviews lasting between 45 min and an hour, and 1 participant had a face-to-face interview. FINDINGS: Four overarching themes emerged from the iterative analysis procedure. The overarching themes were: building resilience, social support, psychological dimensions and process issues. Following further analyses, a theoretical model was created to depict how building resilience underpins the findings. CONCLUSION: Group singing may be a suitable intervention for building resilience in those affected by cancer via an interaction between the experience and impact of the choir.

Type: Article
Title: How does the process of group singing impact upon people affected by cancer? A grounded theory study
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023261
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023261
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10063590
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