The first dementia choir, in Nottingham, formed the basis of a BBC One documentary.
The choir performed at the Splendour festival in Nottingham
They plan to research the effects of group singing on the quality of life of people recently diagnosed with dementia and their relationship with their carer. Dr Justine Schneider, a professor of mental health and social care at the university who is leading the study, said: "There is a shortage of effective therapeutic interventions to people in this situation, but singing is popular, accessible to most people and relatively inexpensive to deliver at scale.She added it was not known whether regular participation in singing sessions made a difference to people's experience of dementia and she hoped the study would remedy that.
Researchers will watch singing group sessions and talk to people who attend to understand whether participants benefit.with dementia and their main carer to join the sessions, which will be held in Mountsorrel over 10 weeks.
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