Mental health vulnerability due to stress is increased in People of African Descent(PADs) in America due to disproportionate effects of racism, poverty, education, andcriminal justice sentencing. Various meditation and mindfulness approaches have providedevidence of measured reductions in multiple negative dimensions of stress. However, themajority of these studies do not have an adequate representation of PADs or othermarginalized groups and are not designed to be culturally relevant or community based.Music has been shown to alleviate multiple symptoms of stress and has been shown to be apreferred and effective support for meditation and mindfulness. However, its role instress management in PADs engaged in meditation or mindfulness is seldom studied. Thisstudy aims to evaluate the effects of a virtual, community-based music mindfulnessprogram on stress management in PAD community members with anxiety and depression duringCOVID19.2c.a. Drum Circle Synchrony Study: This study will investigate the role that synchronyplays in subjective feelings of connection.
The investigators also propose a study to investigate the effects of communal drumming in
reducing anxiety and increasing connectedness within drum circle community. Investigators
hypothesize that these intervention will lead to reductions in scores on stress scales
and will provide preliminary data for studies evaluating these types of community
programs as an adjunct to the standard of care.
Musicians and non-musicians will listen to segments (~30 sec duration) of recordings
taken from the music made during a previous arm of drum circle and answer a survey.
Segments will be categorized as highly synchronized or not synchronized.
Behavioral: Communal drumming recordings
Segments (~30 sec duration) of recordings taken from the music made during the previous
drum circle. Segments will be categorized as highly synchronized
Inclusion Criteria:
- ages 18 and older
Exclusion Criteria:
- ages 17 and younger
BLOOM
New Haven 4839366, Connecticut 4831725, United States
Musical Intervention Studios
New Haven 4839366, Connecticut 4831725, United States
AZA Allsop, MD, PhD
240-422-3289
Aza.allsop@yale.edu
AZA Allsop, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator
Yale University