Morgan, Jessica

Project title: An Intergenerational Community Choir for Persons with AD and their Caregivers

Department: Nursing

Faculty supervisor: Dr. Debra Sheets

"This project investigates the impact of participation in a community-based intergenerational choir designed to engage and support persons with Alzheimer’s disease (PwAD), their caregivers, and students (e.g., high school music education students). First, we assess the impact of the choir intervention on a range of health and well-being outcomes for PwAD and their caregivers (e.g., cognition, mood, social inclusion, caregiver burden). Second, we identify the key characteristics of a community choir that promote meaningful social inclusion, health and quality of life for PWAD and their family caregivers. Third, we use knowledge mobilization strategies to adapt the program into a model intervention that can be effectively utilized by other community groups."