Effectiveness of music intervention on the quality of life of older people
Lee YY, Chan MF, Mok E
Journal of advanced nursing · 21 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2010-09-10 · J Adv Nurs · vol. 66 · issue 12 · pp. 2677–2687
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 66 citations · more than 93% of similar papers · 4.1× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 44 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Health and Well-being Studies
- Keywords
- Feeling, Music therapy, Quality of life (healthcare), Intervention (counseling), Active listening, Psychology, Randomized controlled trial, Gerontology, Medicine, Physical therapy, Nursing, Social psychology, Psychotherapist
- MeSH
- humans, treatment outcome, music therapy, depression, emotions, nursing research, health status, aging, quality of life, music, aged, aged, 80 and over, hong kong, female, male
3 authors
From CN, SG, HK
- Yin Yi LeeUnited Christian Hospital
- Moon Fai ChanNational University of Singapore
- Esther MokHong Kong Polytechnic University
Abstract
Aim
This paper is a report of a study of the effect of music on the quality of life of community-dwelling older Chinese people in Hong Kong.
Background
Older people's quality of life can be improved by preparing for the transition into old age. Listening to music, as a vehicle for feeling, can facilitate the non-verbal expression of emotion, reaching people's inner feelings without being threatening, and it can be a tool for emotional catharsis.
Method
A randomized controlled trial design was conducted from in 2007 in a community centre in Hong Kong. A total of 66 older people (31 in music group and 35 in control group), aged from 65 to 90 years were randomly assigned to undergo either a 30-minute music intervention or a rest period for 4 weeks; quality of life outcomes were then measured.
Results
Quality of life improved weekly in the music group, indicating a cumulative dose effect, and a statistically significantly better quality of life was found over time in each sub-score for those in the music group compared with the controls. However, in the music group, there were no statistically significant improvements of quality of life in each sub-score over the 4 weeks.
Conclusion
Being engaged in music activities can help a person to connect with their life experiences and with other people, and to be more stimulated. Music is a non-invasive, simple and inexpensive therapeutic method of improving quality of life in community-dwelling elders.
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