Arun, R (2012) Effectiveness of music therapy on sleep quality among senior citizens at selected old age home in Dindigul district. Masters thesis, Sara Nursing College, Dharapuram.
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Abstract
A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Music Therapy on sleep quality among senior citizens at selected old age home in Dindigul Dist. The present study was conducted at “Anbalaya old aged home” in Dindigul. Pre experimental one group pre test and post test design was used for this study. Permission was obtained from the old age home administrator and data collection was done over a period of 4 weeks. The investigator has selected 50 samples with sleep disturbances through convenience sampling technique. Oral consent was obtained from the subjects. Groningen sleep quality scale was used for assessing the level of sleep quality. Then the investigator administered a music therapy for 30- 45 minutes for 14 consecutive days and post test was done after completion of the intervention. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the findings of the study. There was a significant difference (P<0.05) found between the mean pretest score (10.05(±1.72)) and post test score (3.02(±1.78)) of sleep quality. There was a significant association (P<0.05) found between the level of sleep quality and age, gender, education and marital status. The findings of the study shows that music therapy is effective in increasing the level of sleep quality among senior citizens. So, music therapy can be practiced in old age home and in other set up to help patients and family members to cope with sleep disturbances.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg. No. 30106242 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Music Therapy, Sleep Quality, Senior Citizens, Old Age Home, Dindigul District. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2017 05:50 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2020 12:31 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4363 |
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