Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 7

Effectiveness of Music Therapy on Anxiety among Elderly Residing at Selected Geriatric Homes at Pune City

  • Author:
  • Sheetal Barde1,, Sheela Upendra2, Kalpana Sawane1, Shital Waghmare1, Seeta Devi1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 1621 to 1623

1Asst. Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra

2Assoc. Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra

*Corresponding Author: Sheetal Barde, Asst. Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, E-mail: shitalbarde@scon.edu.in

Online published on 19 August, 2019.

Abstract

The present study tries to explore the effect of Music Therapy on Anxiety among Elderly residing at selected Geriatric Homes. Anxiety is a normal emotion. All human beings develop it as a means of Protection from danger and threat when we perceive danger. The present study aims to investigate the Effectiveness of music therapy on anxiety among elderly residing at selected geriatric homes at pune city. For this study data was collected randomly from an Old age Home, of pune from 150 Elderly. “Geriatric Anxiety Scale” was used to assess the Anxiety level of Elderly. Initially Anxiety in Elderly was assessed using the scale followed by Interventions to Music Therapy group for 7 days and no interventions to control group and again posttest was taken using the same scale. The result of the present study revealed some significant findings that Music Therapy is effective to relieve anxiety.

Keywords

Music, Anxiety, Elderly, Geriatric Homes, Therapy, Old Age Home