Listening to music gives some quality-of-life benefit to older people in a small 4-week trial from Hong Kong
- Florida Atlantic University, Christine E Lynn College of Nursing, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
- Correspondence to: Ruth McCaffrey
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA; rmccaffr{at}fau.edu
Implications for nursing practice
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▪ Music listening may engage and stimulate older adults and increase interest in activities.
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▪ Music listening may increase relaxation and reduce feelings of anxiety in older adults.
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▪ Music listening may increase physical as well as mental functioning in older adults.
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▪ Music listening is a non-invasive safe way that may improve the quality of life in older adults.
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▪ Patient musical preference plays a role in the ability of music to improve quality of life.
Implications for nursing research
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▪ Music listening should be studied with a larger sample of older adults and in those of different cultures.
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▪ Studies that use music listening daily, rather than weekly, to further understand the cumulative effects of music listening on quality of life in older adults should be undertaken.
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▪ The effects of music listening on physical function in older adults with disabilities and comorbid diseases should be …
