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Viola E, Martorana M, Airoldi C, Caristia S, Ceriotti D, De Vito M, Tucci R, Meini C, Guiot G, Faggiano F. Dedalo Vola project: The effect of choral singing on physiological and psychosocial measures. An Italian pilot study. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2024; 244:104204. [PMID: 38430726 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Several studies have been conducted that show the crucial role of active participation in music in health promotion (e.g. Dingle et al., 2021; Sheppard & Broughton, 2020); however, little research has focused on the biopsychosocial effects of choral singing. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness, in terms of improving physiological and psychosocial factors, of a choral program for middle-aged and older individuals. We integrated our study with qualitative observations of the atmosphere and flow state experienced by the choristers. The data were collected before and after 12 weeks of training, with 23 participants took part in the study. They experienced significant improvements in weight, oxygen saturation, heart rate, and satisfaction of psychological needs. A beneficial trend, although not statistically significant, were observed for blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, stress, psychological needs, and mental health. The observations progressively revealed a more cohesive and focused group. Our findings support the potential for cross-disciplinary collaboration between healthcare and arts policy to promote and enhance health and well-being throughout the lifespan.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erica Viola
- Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Piazza Sant'Eusebio 5, Vercelli 13100, Italy.
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- Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Piazza Sant'Eusebio 5, Vercelli 13100, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Via Solaroli, 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Piazza Sant'Eusebio 5, Vercelli 13100, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Via Solaroli, 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Via Solaroli, 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Piazza Sant'Eusebio 5, Vercelli 13100, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Piazza Sant'Eusebio 5, Vercelli 13100, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Piazza Sant'Eusebio 5, Vercelli 13100, Italy; Epidemiologic Unit of the Local Health Authority of Vercelli (I) - Osservatorio Epidemiologico, ASL Vercelli, Italy
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Viola E, Martorana M, Airoldi C, Meini C, Ceriotti D, De Vito M, De Ambrosi D, Faggiano F. The role of music in promoting health and wellbeing: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Public Health 2023:ckad063. [PMID: 37322515 PMCID: PMC10393487 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The higher disease burden and related costs due to an increasing aging population have placed tremendous pressure on the healthcare systems worldwide. Given that music, both listened and actively performed, promotes and maintains good health and wellbeing among the population, we sought to perform a systematic review that would assess its biopsychosocial effects on a population over 40 years of age. METHODS A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed articles up to April 2021 was conducted on six electronic databases (i.e. Cochrane, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Scopus). Our study population only included healthy adults of 40 years and older. A total of 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) matched the inclusion criteria and were therefore analyzed. RESULTS Despite the heterogeneity of the methodologies used in the selected studies, our findings suggest that active musical participation can lead to beneficial effects on both cognitive and psychosocial functioning, whereas the positive impact of listening to music seems to be predominantly restricted to the cognitive domain. CONCLUSIONS Although our results are consistent with both active and passive music activities favouring health and wellbeing in individuals 40 years old and over, future prospective RCTs, employing more uniformed and sensitive measurements, should allow us to better gauge the role of music participation in healthy aging and longevity, especially in countries with a high population density of elderly people.
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- Erica Viola
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Vercelli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Vercelli, Italy
- Epidemiologic Unit of the Local Health Authority of Vercelli - Osservatorio Epidemiologico, ASL Vercelli, Vercelli, Italy
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Aleni C, Rinaldi C, Bettio V, Mazzucco E, Antona A, Meini C, Loria E, Bonvicini P, Cracas SV, Caristia S, Rimedio A, Faggiano F, Ferrante D, Capello D. Public Attitude towards Biobanking: An Italian University Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:13041. [PMID: 36293613 PMCID: PMC9603334 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biobanks have established a critical role in biomedical research by collecting, preserving, organizing, and disseminating biospecimens and related health data, contributing to precision medicine development. Participation in biobanks is influenced by several factors, such as trust in institutions and scientists, knowledge about biobanking, and the consideration of benefit sharing. Understanding public attitudes, fears, and concerns toward biobanking is fundamental to designing targeted interventions to increase trust towards biobanks. The aim of our study was to investigate the level of knowledge and perception of biobanks in students and personnel of the University of Piemonte Orientale. An online questionnaire was designed and administered via e-mail. A total of 17,758 UPO personnel and students were invited to participate in the survey, and 1521 (9.3%) subjects completed the survey. The results showed that 65.0% of the participants were aware of the term "biobank" and knew what the activity of a biobank was, and 76.3% of subjects were willing to provide biospecimens to a research biobank, whereas 67.3% of the respondents were willing to contribute, in addition to biospecimens, their health and lifestyle data. Concerns were raised about the confidentiality of the information (25.6%) and the commercial use of the samples (25.0%). In conclusion, participants were aware of the role that biobanks play in research and were eager to participate for the sake of furthering scientific research. Still, several concerns need to be addressed regarding the confidentiality of the data along with the commercial use of the samples and associated data.
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- Chiara Aleni
- Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Piemonte Orientale, 13100 Vercelli, Italy
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- “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy
- UPO Biobank, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- UPO Biobank, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- UPO Biobank, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Piemonte Orientale, 13100 Vercelli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Biobanks and Complex Data Management, University of Cote d’Azur, 06108 Nice, France
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Ethics Committee of the “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Piemonte Orientale, 13100 Vercelli, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- UPO Biobank, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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This article outlines a socio-constructivist view of the ontogeny of an early form of psychological self-consciousness: an affective bodily self-consciousness. In so doing, it aims at contributing to a larger anti-Cartesian agenda, which rejects the claim of the primary nature of the knowledge of one’s own mental states. This will be pursued by seeking a synthesis of what may at first appear as a motley assortment of materials: the social biofeedback theory of parental affect-mirroring proposed by György Gergely and John S. Watson, Daniel Stern’s notion of forms of vitality, and Antonio Damasio’s concept of background feelings.
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Guerini R, Marraffa M, Meini C, Paternoster A. Editorial: Self and Memory: A Multidisciplinary Debate. Front Psychol 2019; 9:2676. [PMID: 30671006 PMCID: PMC6331407 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Rossella Guerini
- Department of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University of Eastern Piedmont, Vercelli, Italy
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- Department of Letters, Philosophy, Communication, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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Meini C, Paternoster A. Understanding language through vision. Artif Intell Rev 1996. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00159214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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