Tumuluri Indira, Hegde Shantala, Nagendra H R
Division of Humanities, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Department of Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology Unit, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Int J Yoga. 2017 Sep-Dec;10(3):167-170. doi: 10.4103/0973-6131.213471.
Cognitive deficits are reported in diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2). Previous research has shown that music-based intervention can not only reduce hyperglycemia but also target cognitive functions as well as stress. The aim of this exploratory study was to understand the effect of active participation in music therapy (MT) on the cognitive deficits of DM2 patients. MT of twenty sessions was carried out with three participants with DM2. Serum cortisol, perceived stress, Color Trail Test (1 and 2), and verbal n-back (1 and 2) tests were used to measure the outcomes. Feedback was taken for the subjective ratings and satisfaction of the participants. Stress and cortisol reduced and focused attention and working memory improved in varying degrees. Subjectively, participants reported having benefitted from the intervention. This is the first attempt to investigate the effect of music-based intervention on cognitive function in DM2 patients using case study approach.
据报道，2型糖尿病（DM2）患者存在认知缺陷。先前的研究表明，基于音乐的干预不仅可以降低高血糖，还可以针对认知功能以及压力。这项探索性研究的目的是了解积极参与音乐治疗（MT）对DM2患者认知缺陷的影响。对三名DM2患者进行了为期二十节的音乐治疗。使用血清皮质醇、感知压力、色线测试（1和2）以及言语n-back测试（1和2）来测量结果。收集了参与者的主观评分和满意度反馈。压力和皮质醇降低，注意力和工作记忆在不同程度上得到改善。主观上，参与者报告称从干预中受益。这是首次尝试采用案例研究方法调查基于音乐的干预对DM2患者认知功能的影响。
