2015 journal article

Use of Song as an Effective Teaching Strategy for Nutrition Education in Older Adults

Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, 34(1), 22–33.

By: J. McClelland n, K. Jayaratne  n & C. Bird n 

MeSH headings : Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Education, Nonprofessional / methods; Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / ethnology; Female; Food Assistance; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Male; Music Therapy; North Carolina; Nutrition Policy; Nutritional Sciences / education; Patient Education as Topic; Poverty; Singing; United States; United States Department of Agriculture
TL;DR: A randomized controlled design was used to determine whether singing an educational song would result in increased nutrition knowledge in a low-income population of older adults compared to a control group of similar adults who did not sing the song. (via Semantic Scholar)
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The objective of this study was to explore whether singing an educational song would be effective in improving older adults' knowledge about nutrition. We used a randomized controlled design to determine whether singing an educational song would result in increased nutrition knowledge in a low-income population of older adults compared to a control group of similar adults who did not sing the song. Eighteen congregate nutrition sites were randomly assigned to the treatment or control group. Analysis via independent samples t-test showed the knowledge gain mean scores for the treatment group were significantly (P < 0.05) greater than those of the control group. This study supports a unique new approach to increasing nutrition knowledge of older adults by using music.