Critical thinking in musicians' health education. Findings from four workshops with experts (Part I).

Health education encompasses building health knowledge, but also training skills such as critical thinking, that guide individuals' ability to access, understand and use health information to take care of their own health (WHO, 1998). This study aimed to document expert discussions on the content of an ideal health education curriculum for higher music education (HME) students in the UK, integrating critical thinking. Four interdisciplinary workshops were conducted, where 67 experts in relevant fields discussed the content of four lists created based on literature reviews (cognitive biases, logical fallacies, critical appraisal tools and health topics).

Health education in conservatoires: what should it consist of? Findings from workshops with experts (Part II).

Although health education programmes have been implemented in higher music education (HME) and their evaluations published in peer-reviewed journals, guidelines as to what ought to be included in these programmes are still missing. This study aimed to document expert discussions on the content of an ideal health education curriculum for HME students in the UK, integrating critical thinking. Four interdisciplinary workshops were conducted, where 67 experts in relevant fields took part, and were asked to discuss four lists of topics and concepts created based on literature reviews (cognitive biases, logical fallacies, critical appraisal tools and health topics).

Returning to clinical work and doctors' personal, social and organisational needs: a systematic review.

Objective: This systematic review aims to synthesise existing evidence on doctors' personal, social and organisational needs when returning to clinical work after an absence.

Design: Systematic review using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Data Sources: AMED, BNI, CINAHL, EMBASE, EMCARE, HMIC, Medline, PsycINFO and PubMed were searched up to 4 June 2020.

'I Have Had to Stop Singing Because I Can't Take the Pain': Experiences of Voice, Ability, and Loss in Singers With Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders.

Objective: This study explored the voice experience, singing ability, and wellbeing of singers diagnosed with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) or hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (h-EDS).

Study Design: This was a mixed-method study. A purposive sampling strategy was used.

Health education for musicians in the UK: a qualitative evaluation.

Musical training in higher education music institutions (e.g. conservatoires) has been associated with health-related issues among musicians.

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Anxiety, and Pain Among Musicians in the United Kingdom.

Context And Aims: Although some exercise-based interventions have been associated with lower levels of pain and performance-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) among musicians, the evidence is still mixed. Furthermore, little is known about musicians' general engagement in physical activity (PA), their knowledge of PA guidelines, or the relevant training they receive on pain prevention and the sources of such training. Similarly, little is known about the relationship between PA and PRMDs and other risk factors for PRMDs.

Health Education for Musicians.

Many musicians suffer for their art, and health is often compromised during training. The Health Promotion in Schools of Music (HPSM) project has recommended that health education should be included in core curricula, although few such courses have been evaluated to date. The aim of the study was to design, implement and evaluate a compulsory health education course at a UK conservatoire of music.

Music performance anxiety in classical musicians - what we know about what works.

When pursued professionally, the demands of musical training and performance can interfere with musicians' well-being and health. Music performance anxiety, while energising at optimal levels, impairs performance quality when excessive. A range of interventions has been explored to address it.

On Your Feet to Earn Your Seat: pilot RCT of a theory-based sedentary behaviour reduction intervention for older adults.

Background: Of all age groups, older adults spend most of the time sitting and are least physically active. This sequential, mixed-methods feasibility study used a randomised controlled trial design to assess methods for trialling a habit-based intervention to displace older adults' sedentary behaviour with light activity and explore impact on behavioural outcomes.

Methods: Eligibility criteria were age 60-74 years, retired, and ≥6 h/day leisure sitting.

Acceptability of a theory-based sedentary behaviour reduction intervention for older adults ('On Your Feet to Earn Your Seat').

Background: Adults aged 60 years and over spend most time sedentary and are the least physically active of all age groups. This early-phase study explored acceptability of a theory-based intervention to reduce sitting time and increase activity in older adults, as part of the intervention development process.

Methods: An 8-week uncontrolled trial was run among two independent samples of UK adults aged 60-75 years.