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Music Improves Sleep Quality in Older Adults
Music Improves Sleep Quality in Older Adults
Older people with sleep problems reported a 35 percent improvement after listening to soft music at bedtime.
Sleep, a vital ingredient in life, can sometimes become difficult as humans get older. The research, published in the February 2005 edition of The Journal of Advanced Nursing, found that older people (those over 60) with sleep problems reported a 35 percent improvement after they started listening to 45 minutes of soft music before bedtime. Those who listened to carefully selected music experienced physical changes that aided restful sleep. This included lower heart and respiratory rates.
People in the music group showed significantly better scores in overall sleep quality that included better and longer nighttime sleep and less dysfunction during the day.
Sleep disorders can result in tiredness, fatigue, depression, greater anxiety, irritability, pain sensitivity, muscle tremors and lack of daytime alertness.
Source: http://www.cwru.edu
