Jeon Eun Young, Kim Sook Young, Yoo Hyun Suk
Department of Nursing, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2009 Dec;39(6):829-39. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2009.39.6.829.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of music therapy and rhythmic exercise on health related quality of life, blood pressure and upper extremity muscle strength in the institution-dwelling elderly women.
The study was designed using a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants consisted of 35 elders (18 in the experimental group and 17 in the control group). The music therapy and rhythmic exercise were developed by the investigators. The experimental group took part in this program twice a week for 8 weeks. The Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire, blood pressure and grasp power scale were used as instruments. The data were analyzed using SPSS 14.0.
Repeated measures ANOVA revealed that music therapy and rhythmic exercise had positive effects on quality of life, especially on vitality, general health and mental health. Also, there were statistically significant differences in diastolic blood pressure and upper extremity muscle strength between the pretest and posttest in the experimental group.
The study suggests that this program can be applied for older women in long-term facilities to improve quality of life, blood pressure and upper extremity muscle strength.
本研究旨在确定音乐疗法和韵律运动对机构养老老年女性的健康相关生活质量、血压和上肢肌肉力量的影响。
本研究采用非等效对照组前测-后测设计。参与者包括35名老年人（实验组18名，对照组17名）。音乐疗法和韵律运动由研究人员制定。实验组每周参加该项目两次，共8周。使用简短健康调查问卷36项、血压和握力量表作为测量工具。数据使用SPSS 14.0进行分析。
重复测量方差分析显示，音乐疗法和韵律运动对生活质量有积极影响，尤其是对活力、总体健康和心理健康。此外，实验组前测和后测之间的舒张压和上肢肌肉力量存在统计学显著差异。
该研究表明，该项目可应用于长期护理机构中的老年女性，以提高生活质量、血压和上肢肌肉力量。
