TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of sedative music on sleep quality of older community-dwelling adults in Singapore
AU - Shum, Angela
AU - Taylor, Beverley Joan
AU - Thayala, Jeff N V
AU - Chan, Moon Fai
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Objectives: To examine the effects of music listening on sleep quality amongst older community-dwelling adults in Singapore. Methods: In a randomized controlled study, a cohort of older adults (N= 60) age 55 years or above were recruited in one community centre. Sleep quality, as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), was the primary outcome. Participants demographic variables including age, gender, religion, education level, marital and financial status, any chronic illness, previous experiences of music intervention as well as depression levels were collected. Participants were asked to listen to soft, instrumental slow sedative music without lyrics, of approximately 60-80 beats per minute, and 40. min in duration, for 6 weeks. Generalized estimating equations were used to examine the effects of the intervention on the elders sleep quality. Results: Significant reductions in PSQI scores were found in the intervention group (n=28) from baseline (mean?SD, 10.2?2.5) to week 6 (5.9?2.4, p
AB - Objectives: To examine the effects of music listening on sleep quality amongst older community-dwelling adults in Singapore. Methods: In a randomized controlled study, a cohort of older adults (N= 60) age 55 years or above were recruited in one community centre. Sleep quality, as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), was the primary outcome. Participants demographic variables including age, gender, religion, education level, marital and financial status, any chronic illness, previous experiences of music intervention as well as depression levels were collected. Participants were asked to listen to soft, instrumental slow sedative music without lyrics, of approximately 60-80 beats per minute, and 40. min in duration, for 6 weeks. Generalized estimating equations were used to examine the effects of the intervention on the elders sleep quality. Results: Significant reductions in PSQI scores were found in the intervention group (n=28) from baseline (mean?SD, 10.2?2.5) to week 6 (5.9?2.4, p
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229913001726
U2 - 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.11.003
M3 - Article
SN - 0965-2299
VL - 22
SP - 49
EP - 56
JO - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
JF - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
IS - 1
ER -