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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 21.
Published in final edited form as: Int Psychogeriatr. 2013 Apr 11;25(7):1055–1064. doi: 10.1017/S1041610213000422

Table 2.

Scores for older adult choral singers on the WHOQOL-Bref and the Benefits of Choral Singing measure.

Measure (possible range) Mean (SD) Observed
Range
Overall QOL (1-5) 4.0 (0.5) 3 – 5
Overall satisfaction with Health (1-5) 4.0 (0.7) 2 – 5
Physical Domain (4-20) 16.4 (2.1) 8.7 - 20
Psychological Domain (4-20) 15.6 (1.8) 9.3 – 20
Social Relationships Domain (4-20) 16.6 (2.3) 8.0 – 20
Environment Domain (4-20) 16.9 (1.6) 11.5 – 20

Benefits of Choral Singing measure
(total score) (0-100)
77.2 (10.8) 49 – 99
Emotional benefits scale (0 – 100) 67.5 (15.9) 18 - 98
Relaxation benefits scale (0-100) 82.5 (9.5) 60 - 100
Motivations scale (0 – 100) 79.1 (10.9) 46 - 100
Social support scale (0-100) 68.0 (14.6) 18 - 100