2017
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1825-x
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Rhythm-centred music making in community living elderly: a randomized pilot study

Abstract: BackgroundQuality of life has become an important aspect in the measurement of the health of an individual as the population ages. Rhythm-centred music making (RMM) has been shown to improve physical, psychological and social health. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of RMM on quality of life, depressive mood, sleep quality and social isolation in the elderly.MethodsA randomised controlled trial with cross over was conducted. 54 participants were recruited with 27 participants in each arm. I… Show more

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“…We identified 272 systematic reviews. Eight met inclusion criteria, and we selected the four 5,[31][32][33] most recent systematic reviews, which were published in 2018. We evaluated the 131 unique primary studies contained in these systematic reviews as well as 1,572 primary studies from a search from the past 2 years.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…We identified 272 systematic reviews. Eight met inclusion criteria, and we selected the four 5,[31][32][33] most recent systematic reviews, which were published in 2018. We evaluated the 131 unique primary studies contained in these systematic reviews as well as 1,572 primary studies from a search from the past 2 years.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In general, social isolation is conceptualized as an absence or paucity of contacts and interactions, whereas loneliness is conceptualized as "a subjective feeling state of being alone, separated or apart from others, and has been conceptualized as an imbalance between desired social contacts and actual social contacts." 31 Studies varied widely in their conceptions about social isolation and what if anything was measured: seven evaluated loneliness, six measured social support or network, one measured structural social capital, one measured perceived togetherness, one measured social participation, one measured social isolation, and three did not have any measurement. Among those that contained a measure, no universal instrument was used, and there was wide range in the length of the instruments and the types of questions asked (Appendix F, Table F-2).…”
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“…Sample size varied from 20 to 2713 individuals in the reviewed studies. Included articles consisted of studies from Australia ( n = 4) [ 33 36 ], UK ( n = 3) [ 37 39 ], Singapore ( n = 2) [ 40 , 41 ], Netherlands ( n = 2) [ 42 , 43 ], Canada and USA ( n = 2) [ 44 , 45 ], with one study from the Republic of Korea [ 46 ], China [ 32 ], Spain [ 47 ], Finland [ 48 ], Sweden [ 49 ] and Malaysia [ 50 ]. Thirteen studies included an older population [ 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 40 , 42 , 44 , 46 50 ] five studies included general adults [ 35 , 37 , 41 , 43 , 45 ] and one study focused solely on young adults aged 18–25 years [ 33 ].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To date, some RCTs have explored the effects of music on sleep quality in older adults 9,17,18,23,24 . However, the effective duration of the intervention period for music therapy remains unclear.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%