Effect of group empowerment drumming on cognitive performance and mood in women with fibromyalgia – Dissertation
Authors: Jordan Keith Aquino, California State University, Fullterton
Link: https://www.proquest.com/openview/30d94c5af59b5870dbb92a75c1c44ff1/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750
Abstract:
Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic, widespread pain usually accompanied with mood and cognitive dysfunction. No studies have investigated the effects of group empowerment drumming on cognition, mood, and symptom severity in women with FM. Thus, the purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to determine the effects of a 6-week group empowerment drumming protocol compared to an educational program on cognitive performance and mood states in women with fibromyalgia. A secondary purpose was to determine the effects of the intervention on common symptoms of FM. Twelve women with FM were matched on age, education, and physical activity level and randomly assigned to the drumming intervention group (Mage = 48.0 years) or the educational control group (Mage = 54.2 years). Baseline measures consisted of cognitive performance measures, the Profile of Mood States – Brief, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, and the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR). After six weeks of drumming, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests revealed significant improvements in working memory and attention. Other domains of cognitive performance, mood states, and symptom severity did not significantly improve over time; however, trends suggest positive outcomes after participating in the intervention. Depression/dejection and vigor/activity were found to differ significantly between groups such that those in the drumming group reported better mood states after six weeks. Overall impact, symptom severity, and total FIQR scores were found to be significantly lower for the drumming group than for the educational group.
Unexpectedly, the educational group improved significantly more than the drumming group on processing speed, complex scanning, and visual tracking and on magnification of pain. This pilot study demonstrated preliminary results that group empowerment drumming may be better than an educational program at improving certain aspects of cognitive performance, mood states, and overall impact of FM. Mixed results suggest that education and drumming may improve overall quality of life of women with FM. Future studies should attempt to enroll larger samples and assess long-term outcomes following a group empowerment drumming intervention.
Published by: ProQuest
Publication Date: 2013
Country: USA
Language: English
Type: Reports/Papers