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Donegal choir is good for your health 16.10.19

NEW research into the impact of Ceol le Cheile, Donegal’s Intergenerational Choir, has found that it’s not only good for your mental wellbeing but it’s good for your physical health too.
Participants revealed through this research that they found a stark improvement in their physical health with improvements being experienced in memory function, respiratory health as well as in posture, stamina and energy levels.
Pictured at the launch of the Ceol le Cheile Choir Evaluation Report in Letterkenny Public Services Centre are members of the choir along with Cllr. Nicholas Crossan, Cathaoirleach and Rebecca Prunty, author of the report.
Donegal native Rebecca Prunty, a student at Sligo IT, carried out research to explore the impact of the Donegal intergenerational choir through analysing the thoughts, opinions and attitudes of Ceol le Chéile members and key personnel and agencies. This research was funded by the HSE.
“Fifty-three participants completed review questionnaires and qualitative data was obtained from focus groups with choir members, interviews with key personnel and agencies and individual choir members” explains Rebecca Prunty.
“11 older adults took part in the adult focus group and 5 children engaged in a child friendly focus group discussion. Information was sought about each interviewee’s involvement in the choir through one-to-one, semi-structured interviews”.
The research found that older adults appreciate the opportunity to engage in a scheduled social activity every week and that Ceol le Chéile’ has become the highlight of their week.
One adult participant revealed “since I retired about 9 years ago, I’ve been looking for a choir to join… I just love that social aspect of singing together”. Another adult respondent said “at rehearsals I always have a laugh. I think laughter is as good as singing. It really gels people together”.
While one of the younger participants described the choir as a ‘big family’ saying “we are like a big family because we have friends that are young and old”.
Ceol le Cheile was established in 2018 and is a flagship initiative of the Donegal Age Friendly Initiative.
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