Effects of group singing versus group music listening on hospitalized children and adolescents with mental disorders: A pilot study
Grebosz-Haring K, Thun-Hohenstein L
Heliyon · 16 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Universität Salzburg
- Nonprofit
- Salzburg Whitsun Festival
- University or hospital
- University of Salzburg
Based on 3 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2018-12-01 · Heliyon · vol. 4 · issue 12 · p. e01014
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 59 citations · more than 92% of similar papers · 3.5× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 81 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Health, psychology, and well-being
- Keywords
- Singing, Active listening, Mood, Psychology, Mental health, Psychological intervention, Observational study, Audiology, Clinical psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychotherapist, Internal medicine
2 authors
From AT
- Katarzyna Grebosz‐Haring · correspondingUniversity of Salzburg; Mozarteum University of Salzburg
- Leonhard Thun‐HohensteinParacelsus Medical University; Christian Doppler Klinik
Abstract
Background
There is an emerging view that music-related interventions (MuRI) may play an important role for youth with mental disorders. Here, we assessed the potential neuroendocrine (cortisol), immune (IgA) and psychological (mood state, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), well-being) efficacy of a brief program of MuRI (group singing versus group music listening) in children and adolescents with mental disorders in a clinical setting.
Methods
We performed this observational pilot study with 17 patients (aged 11-18; 11 female) admitted to the Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/PMU Salzburg, Austria between March 2015 and April 2016. Patients participated in either a singing program or a music listening program, delivered through five daily, consecutive 45-minute sessions in one week.
Outcomes
Saliva samples for cortisol and IgA, and subjective measures of mood were taken daily, pre- and post-MuRI. HRQOL and well-being were measured pre- and post-5-day-program of MuRI. The program in singing led to a significantly larger mean drop in cortisol than in music listening (mean difference: -0·32; 95% CI -0·57 to -0·07), while listening led to a significantly higher mean positive change in the dimension calmness (mean difference: -2·66, 95%CI -4·99 to -0·33) than singing. Moreover, singing was associated with an improvement in HRQOL, and listening with an improvement in well-being.
Interpretation
Our preliminary findings suggest that MuRI may provide benefits for children and adolescents with mental disorders. The differences in psychobiological responses to singing and music listening invite further investigations. A larger, suitably powered study is now needed to provide a precise estimate of the effects of MuRI for mental health promotion, both on psychological and biological experiences. Funding: Salzburg Festival, Austria, and Focus Area 'Science and Art', Salzburg, Austria.
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