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Effects of Group Music Therapy for Healthy Middle-aged and Elderly People on Physical and Psychological Stress Markers Akiko NISHIMURA 1 , Tetsuya OHIRA 1,2 , Sanae HORI 3 , Aya HORI 3 , Shingo NAGASAWA 4 , Kazuyuki KITAMURA 4 1Osaka Medical Center for Health Science and Promotion, Osaka, Japan 2Public Health, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University 3Ashiya Music Therapy Institute 4Yanaihara Institute Inc. Keyword: Active music therapy , Social background , Perceived stress , Salivary cortisol , Salivary chromogranin A pp.619-627
Published Date 2007/6/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1405101029
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 OBJECTIVE:A number of studies have reported the positive effects of group music therapy for the elderly on cognitive function such as prevention of dementia and improvement of dementia-related symptoms. However, the effect of music therapy for healthy elderly on a stress reduction has not been elucidated. This study was aimed at examining the effects of music therapy for healthy elderly people on perceived stress and stress-related physiological markers, and whether the bio-psycho-social background of a participant such as age, music experience, and daily stress modified these effects.

 METHODS:We performed group music therapy for 46 men and women aged 36 to 78 years. Psycho-physiological stress markers, including perceived stress, salivary cortisol, and salivary chromogranin A, were measured before and after a session of music therapy. The session combined passive music therapy such as listening to music and active music therapy incorporating a chorus and a musical performance of a tone and a bar chime.

 RESULTS:Ninety eight percent of participants reported a reduction in perceived stress after music therapy. Age, music experience, and daily stress did not influence reduction in perceived stress. Mean levels of salivary chromogranin A reduced significantly after music therapy, whereas mean levels of salivary cortisol did not reduce significantly. In addition, the associations of music therapy with chromogranin A were clearly observed among participants whose age was older than 65 years and who felt daily stress strongly.

 CONCLUTION:The present study indicates that group music therapy may reduce both perceived stress and salivary chromogranin A, and the bio-psycho-social background of a participant may modify the effects of music therapy on stress reduction.


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