Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
122, P. 105371 - 105371
Published: Feb. 24, 2024
Functional
decline,
chronic
illness,
reduced
quality
of
life
and
increased
healthcare
utilisation
are
common
in
older
adults.
Evidence
suggests
music
dance
can
support
healthy
ageing
This
study
explored
the
feasibility,
potential
for
effect
cost
effectiveness
Music
Movement
Health
(MMH)
programme
among
community-dwelling
adults
using
a
pragmatic
cluster-randomised,
controlled
feasibility
trial
design.
Social Science & Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
294, P. 114703 - 114703
Published: Jan. 7, 2022
Receptive
cultural
engagement
(e.g.
attending
theaters
and
museums)
can
reduce
depression
in
older
adults.
However,
whether
specific
participatory
leisure
activities
are
associated
with
lower
rates
of
remains
unknown.
We
aimed
to
test
a
diverse
range
activities,
all
which
could
involve
artistic
or
creative
elements,
was
concurrent
subsequent
depression.Using
longitudinal
data
from
19,134
participants
aged
over
50
the
Health
Retirement
Study,
measured
every
four
years,
two
between
2008
2016.
Leisure
included:
reading
books,
magazines,
newspapers;
writing;
baking/cooking
something
special;
making
clothes,
knitting,
embroidery
(sewing);
working
on
hobbies/projects;
going
sport,
social,
other
clubs;
non-religious
organization
meetings.
A
score
three
more
Center
for
Epidemiologic
Studies
Depression
Scale
indicated
depression.
fitted
population-averaged
panel
models
using
generalized
estimating
equations
logit
link.Engaging
some
such
as
clubs,
hobbies/projects,
reduced
depression,
independent
confounders.
Concurrently,
spending
time
hobbies/projects
(monthly
OR
=
0.80,
95%
CI
0.72-0.88;
weekly
0.81,
0.73-0.89)
clubs
0.85,
0.77-0.94;
0.78,
0.69-0.88)
odds
versus
not
engaging.
Longitudinally,
years
later
were
amongst
people
engaging
(OR
0.75-0.95),
hobbies
0.71-0.92),
0.82,
0.71-0.94).
Writing,
reading,
sewing,
organizations
consistently
depression.Engagement
is
should
consider
how
adults
be
supported
actively
participate
health-promoting
behaviors.
Wellcome Open Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7, P. 10 - 10
Published: April 29, 2022
Background:
There
is
a
scarcity
of
research
concerning
what
it
about
arts
engagement
that
may
activate
causal
mechanisms
leading
to
effects
on
health
and
wellbeing:
their
active
ingredients.
Further,
the
limited
studies
do
exist
have
tended
be
relevant
specific
contexts
types
art
forms.
The
aim
this
study
was
carry
out
comprehensive
mapping
potential
ingredients,
construct
shared
language,
propose
framework
toolkit
support
design,
implementation,
evaluation
in
activities.Methods:
Drawing
upon
Rapid
Appraisal
techniques
collaborating
with
64
participants
working
health,
we
engaged
three-phase
process:
1)
scoping
review
inform
development
an
initial
framework;
2)
consultation
3)
analysis
construction
INNATE
framework.Results:
The
identified
139
ingredients
within
overarching
categories
project,
people,
and
contexts.
Project
components
relate
directly
content
activity
itself,
intrinsic
is.
people
category
denotes
how
people
interact
through
who
involved
interaction,
including
facilitation.
Contexts
relates
setting
comprising
aggregate
place(s),
things,
surroundings.
Aligning
complexity
science,
interconnect
or
feed
into
one
another
prompt
mechanisms,
not
experienced
as
distinct
by
participants.Conclusions:
Our
exercise
most
extensive
date.
In
relation
activities,
can
with:
design
such
co-producing
intervention
meet
needs
particular
population;
evaluation,
facilitating
comparison
different
interventions
efficacy;
replication,
scalability,
sustainability
enabling
detailed
reporting
articulation
entails.
Aging & Mental Health,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
27(6), P. 1163 - 1172
Published: April 26, 2022
Objectives:
There
is
a
social
gradient
in
both
arts
engagement
and
wellbeing
that
may
have
led
to
an
overestimation
of
the
impact
on
wellbeing.
We
tested
whether
participation
community
groups
was
associated
with
after
removing
confounding
by
demographic,
socioeconomic,
health-related
factors.Methods:
Using
propensity
score
matching,
we
analyzed
data
from
12,055
older
adults
Health
Retirement
Study.
measured
concurrent
life
satisfaction
(evaluative
wellbeing),
positive
negative
affect
(experienced
purpose
life,
constraints
personal
control,
mastery
(eudaimonic
wellbeing).Results:
After
group
higher
(average
treatment
effect
treated
[ATT]
=
0.18,
95%
CI
0.12–0.24),
(ATT
0.09,
0.04–0.15),
0.07,
0.02–0.13),
0.01–0.14)
than
not
participating.
Participation
or
control.
In
sensitivity
analyses,
these
associations
were
maintained
four
years
later.Conclusion:
Arts
elements
evaluative,
experienced,
eudaimonic
Facilitating
could
help
promote
healthy
aging,
enabling
growing
segment
population
lead
more
fulfilling
satisfying
lives.
JAMA Network Open,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
5(3), P. e223236 - e223236
Published: March 22, 2022
Importance
Increasing
evidence
supports
the
ability
of
music
to
broadly
promote
well-being
and
health-related
quality
life
(HRQOL).
However,
magnitude
music's
positive
association
with
HRQOL
is
still
unclear,
particularly
relative
established
interventions,
limiting
inclusion
interventions
in
health
policy
care.
Objective
To
synthesize
results
studies
investigating
outcomes
terms
HRQOL,
as
assessed
by
36-
12-Item
Health
Survey
Short
Forms
(SF-36
SF-12).
Data
Sources
MEDLINE,
Embase,
Web
Science,
PsycINFO,
ClinicalTrials.gov,
International
Clinical
Trials
Registry
Platform
(searched
July
30,
2021,
no
restrictions).
Study
Selection
Inclusion
criteria
were
randomized
single-group
reporting
SF-36
data
at
time
points
before
after
intervention.
Observational
excluded.
Studies
reviewed
independently
2
authors.
Extraction
Synthesis
Data
extracted
appraised
using
GRADE
(Grading
Recommendations,
Assessment,
Development,
Evaluations)
multiple
Inverse-variance
random-effects
meta-analyses
quantified
changes
mental
physical
component
summary
(respectively,
MCS
PCS)
scores
from
preintervention
postintervention
vs
common
control
groups.
Main
Outcomes
Measures
or
SF-12
PCS
scores,
defined
a
priori.
Results
Analyses
included
779
participants
26
(mean
[SD]
age,
60
[11]
years).
Music
(music
listening,
10
studies;
therapy,
7
singing,
8
gospel
music,
1
study)
associated
significant
improvements
(total
mean
difference,
2.95
points;
95%
CI,
1.39-4.51
points;P
<
.001)
1.09
0.15-2.03
=
.02).
In
subgroup
analysis
(8
studies),
addition
standard
treatment
for
range
conditions
was
alone
3.72
0.40-7.05
.03).
Effect
sizes
did
not
vary
between
intervention
types
doses;
small
study
publication
biases
present
any
analysis.
Mean
difference
met
minimum
important
thresholds
3
greater).
Conclusions
Relevance
this
systematic
review
meta-analysis,
clinically
meaningful
HRQOL;
however,
substantial
individual
variation
precluded
conclusions
regarding
optimal
doses
distinct
clinical
public
scenarios.
Affective Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. 174 - 184
Published: March 1, 2023
Abstract
Psychological
well-being,
characterized
by
feelings,
cognitions,
and
strategies
that
are
associated
with
positive
functioning
(including
hedonic
eudaimonic
well-being),
has
been
linked
better
physical
health
greater
longevity.
Importantly,
psychological
well-being
can
be
strengthened
interventions,
providing
a
strategy
for
improving
population
health.
But
the
effects
of
interventions
meaningful,
durable,
scalable
enough
to
improve
at
population-level?
To
assess
this
possibility,
cross-disciplinary
group
scholars
convened
review
current
knowledge
develop
research
agenda.
Here
we
summarize
build
on
key
insights
from
convening,
which
were:
(1)
existing
should
continue
adapted
achieve
large-enough
effect
result
in
downstream
improvements
health,
(2)
determine
durability
needed
drive
population-level
lasting
changes,
(3)
shift
individual-level
care
treatment
public-health
model
prevention
is
will
require
new
infrastructure
deliver
scale,
(4)
accessible
effective
racially,
ethnically,
geographically
diverse
samples.
A
discussion
examining
future
questions
follows.
Frontiers in Public Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: March 23, 2023
Background
Engaging
in
social
activities
can
help
older
persons
with
their
depressed
symptoms.
Few
studies,
however,
have
looked
into
the
connection
between
interactions
and
symptoms
Chinese
persons.
The
aim
of
this
study
was
to
investigate
differences
individuals'
activity
involvement
depressive
across
urban
rural
settings.
Methods
A
cross-sectional
investigation
using
information
from
2018
China
Health
Retirement
Longitudinal
Study
(CHARLS),
which
limited
individuals
aged
60
over.
Generalized
linear
models
were
constructed
assess
effects
participants'
characteristics
specific
on
CES-D
scores.
association
investigated
multivariate
logistic
regression
analysis.
Results
In
study,
it
discovered
that
had
a
prevalence
36.2%,
adults
having
greater
(39.7%)
than
(30.9%).
Our
results
showed
for
respondents,
providing
others
(not
regularly.
OR
=
0.753,
95%
CI
:
0.579–0.980,
P
0.035),
going
sport
0.685,
0.508–0.924,
0.013),
Internet
regular.
0.613,
0.477–0.789,
<
0.001;
almost
weekly.
0.196,
0.060–0.645,
0.007)
all
significantly
negatively
associated
symptoms,
while
interacting
friends
1.205,
1.028–01.412,
0.021)
0.441,
0.278–0.698,
0.001)
Conclusions
According
our
research,
there
is
relationship
participating
adults,
varies
adults.
This
suggests
taking
part
may
be
crucial
reducing
depression
persons,
developing
more
focused
interventions
might
support
healthy
aging,
offering
guide
policymakers
activists
working
improve
mental
health
seniors.
BMC Public Health,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
21(1)
Published: July 8, 2021
Abstract
Background
Engaging
in
the
arts
is
a
health-related
behavior
that
may
be
influenced
by
social
inequalities.
While
it
generally
accepted
there
gradient
traditional
and
cultural
activities,
such
as
attending
classical
music
performances
museums,
previous
studies
of
engagement
US
have
not
adequately
investigated
whether
similar
demographic
socioeconomic
factors
are
related
to
other
forms
engagement.
Methods
Using
cross-sectional
data
from
General
Social
Survey
(GSS)
US,
we
examined
which
demographic,
socioeconomic,
residential,
health
were
associated
with
attendance
at
events,
participation
membership
creative
groups,
being
interested
(but
attending)
events.
We
combined
1993
2016
four
analytical
samples
sample
size
8684
for
4372
4268
2061
non-attendees.
Data
analysed
using
logistic
regression.
Results
More
education
was
increased
levels
all
types
Parental
demonstrated
association.
Being
female,
compared
male,
also
consistently
higher
Attendance
events
lower
participants
income
class,
poorer
health,
those
living
less
urban
areas.
However,
these
activities
or
groups
an
non-attendee.
Conclusions
Overall,
found
evidence
pronounced
interest
Given
many
benefits
education,
wider
welfare,
our
findings
demonstrate
importance
identifying
reduce
barriers
across
society.