Active music therapy reduces depressive symptoms and enhances sleep and daily-life autonomy in older adults
Migliore S, Spinoso R, De Federicis LS, Di Pompeo I, Marcaccio M, Alemanno M, Lozzi D, Curcio G
Clinical gerontologist · 0 citas
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- Ensayo controlado aleatorizado (indexado por PubMed)
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Quién lo pagó
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2025-12-21 · Clin Gerontol · vol. 49 · número 4 · págs. 928–939
- Editorial
- Taylor & Francis
- Citado
- 2 citas · más que el 90% de estudios similares · 2.2× el promedio de su campo
- Referencias
- 30 trabajos
- Acceso
- De pago
- Áreas de investigación
- Music Therapy and Health · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Music Education and Analysis
- Palabras clave
- active music therapy, depressive symptoms, sleep quality, older adults, institutionalized elderly, non-pharmacological treatment, mood, everyday competence, cognitive performance, aging
- MeSH
- humans, music therapy, activities of daily living, depression, personal autonomy, sleep, aged, aged, 80 and over, female, male, sleep wake disorders, sleep quality
8 autores
- Simone Migliore🇮🇹University of L'Aquila
- Rossella Spinoso🇮🇹University of L'Aquila
- L. S. DE FEDERICIS
- Ilaria Di Pompeo🇮🇹University of L'Aquila
- Martina Marcaccio🇮🇹University of L'Aquila
- Michela Alemanno🇮🇹University of L'Aquila
- Daniele Lozzi🇮🇹University of L'Aquila
- Giuseppe Curcio🇮🇹 · autor de correspondenciaUniversity of L'Aquila
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Objectives
This study investigated the impact of active music therapy on mood, sleep, and daily functioning in institutionalized older adults without dementia.
Methods
Eighty-five participants aged 65 and older were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 39; mean age = 73.5 ± 5.1) receiving active music therapy involving singing, rhythmic instruments, and movement, or a control group (n = 46; mean age = 72.8 ± 5.7) engaged in passive music listening. Sessions lasted one hour, three times weekly for ten weeks. Assessments before and after the intervention included the Mini-Mental State Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Everyday Competence Questionnaire.
Results
Compared to controls, participants in the active therapy group showed significant reductions in depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances, alongside improved everyday competence, with medium-to-large effect sizes. Cognitive performance remained stable in both groups.
Conclusions
Active music therapy thus emerges as a safe, low-cost, and non-pharmacological intervention that enhances emotional well-being, sleep quality, and autonomy among cognitively preserved institutionalized older adults.
Clinical implications
These findings highlight music therapy as an engaging and effective strategy to reduce depressive symptoms, improve subjective sleep perception and daytime functioning, and promote independence and resilience in aging populations.
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