Steemers Suze, van Rijn Rogier M, van Middelkoop Marienke, Bierma-Zeinstra Sita M A, Stubbe Janine H
Codarts Rotterdam, University of the Arts, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Front Psychol. 2024 Apr 2;15:1245505. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1245505. eCollection 2024.
Physical and mental health problems in music students are usually identified using self-reported data. The use of an Electronic Health Record database can avoid biases to give an overview of the extent of health problems in this population. Therefore, the aim of this study is to gain insight into both physical and mental health related issues in classical music students using this type of data collection. An Electronic Health Record database including five years of data from a Performing Arts Health Centre (PAHC) of a university or the arts, was used to analyze the number and characteristics of health consultations in music students. The total number of students, health consultations and the average number of visits per health consultation were calculated over five years. Furthermore, numbers and percentages of both physical and mental health consultations were registered. Also, the number and percentage of health consultations per instrument group were compared to the proportion of each instrument group within the specific sample. Over a period of five years, 230 students visited the PAHC and 417 health consultations were reported. 43.5% of the students who visited a health professional indicated at least one physical health consultation, 29.1% at least one mental health consultation and 27.4% at least one in both categories. An injury was the most frequently registered physical health consultation (40.2%), followed by performance improvement (9.8%) and stress (9.6%). Voice students registered relatively most health consultations. As far as we know, this is the first cross-sectional study using Electronic Health Record data from a PAHC to gain insight into both physical and mental health related issues in a population of classical music students. Looking at the variety of health consultations registered in the database, a multidisciplinary team and multidisciplinary approach are necessary to meet the needs of the students in terms of physical and mental health support and performance improvement.
音乐专业学生的身心健康问题通常通过自我报告数据来识别。使用电子健康记录数据库可以避免偏差，从而全面了解该人群的健康问题程度。因此，本研究的目的是利用这种数据收集方式，深入了解古典音乐专业学生与身心健康相关的问题。一个包含某大学或艺术表演艺术健康中心（PAHC）五年数据的电子健康记录数据库，被用于分析音乐专业学生健康咨询的数量和特点。计算了五年内学生总数、健康咨询次数以及每次健康咨询的平均就诊次数。此外，还记录了身心健康咨询的数量和百分比。同时，将每个乐器组的健康咨询数量和百分比与特定样本中各乐器组的比例进行了比较。在五年时间里，230名学生前往PAHC就诊，共报告了417次健康咨询。在寻求医疗专业人员帮助的学生中，43.5%的学生至少进行过一次身体健康咨询，29.1%的学生至少进行过一次心理健康咨询，27.4%的学生在这两类咨询中都至少进行过一次。受伤是最常记录的身体健康咨询问题（40.2%），其次是表演提升（9.8%）和压力（9.6%）。声乐专业学生的健康咨询记录相对最多。据我们所知，这是第一项使用PAHC电子健康记录数据的横断面研究，旨在深入了解古典音乐专业学生群体中与身心健康相关的问题。从数据库中记录的各种健康咨询情况来看，需要一个多学科团队和多学科方法，以满足学生在身心健康支持和表演提升方面的需求。
