Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Int J Public Health. 2024 Jun 24;69:1606993. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606993. eCollection 2024.
To investigate the association of musical activity with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of 3,666 participants reported their musical activity before and mental health indicators before and during the pandemic. Depression was assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire, anxiety with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale. The association between mental health scores and musical activities was investigated using linear regression.
Within the last 12 months, 22.1% of the participants reported musical activity (15.1% singing, 14.5% playing an instrument). Individuals with frequent singing as their main musical activity had higher scores before the pandemic than non-musicians and the worsening during the pandemic was more pronounced compared to non-musicians. Instrumentalists tended to have slightly lower scores than non-musicians indicating a possible beneficial effect of playing an instrument on mental health.
The pandemic led to a worsening of mental health, with singers being particularly affected. Singers showed poorer mental health before the pandemic. The tendency for instrumentalists to report lower depression scores compared to non-musicians may support the hypothesis that music-making has a beneficial effect on health.
研究新冠疫情期间音乐活动与心理健康之间的关系。
共有 3666 名参与者报告了他们在疫情前和疫情期间的音乐活动和心理健康指标。使用患者健康问卷评估抑郁，使用广泛性焦虑障碍量表评估焦虑。使用线性回归调查心理健康评分与音乐活动之间的关系。
在过去的 12 个月中，22.1%的参与者报告有音乐活动（15.1%唱歌，14.5%演奏乐器）。与非音乐家相比，经常以唱歌为主要音乐活动的人在疫情前的得分更高，而且在疫情期间的恶化更为明显。与非音乐家相比，乐器演奏者的得分略低，这表明演奏乐器对心理健康可能有有益的影响。
疫情导致心理健康状况恶化，其中歌手受影响尤为严重。在疫情前，歌手的心理健康状况较差。与非音乐家相比，乐器演奏者报告的抑郁评分较低，这可能支持音乐创作对健康有益的假设。
