Comparing the effects of music and exercise with music for older adults with insomnia

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• 作者：Chiung-Yu Huang ; PhD ; RN^a ; En-Ting Chang ; MD^b ; Hui-Ling Lai ; PhD ; RN^b ; ^{snowjade@mail.tcu.edu.tw" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Music ; Insomnia ; Exercise ; Pittsburgh sleep quality index ; Electroencephalography
• 刊名：Applied Nursing Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：32
• 期：Complete
• 页码：104-110
• 全文大小：284 K

文摘

To examine the effects of a soothing music intervention before bedtime and a treadmill brisk walking exercise combined with music in the evening on sleep quality of sedentary older adults with chronic insomnia.

Background

There is evidence to support the use of complementary interventions to improve sleep. They are rarely applied in Taiwanese elderly population.

Methods

Using a crossover controlled trial, 38 participants aged 50 to 75 years were randomly assigned to a music intervention/brisk walking sequence or a brisk walking/music intervention sequence. Each participant completed two intervention sessions (separated by 1 week). Each intervention lasted 30 min. An actigraph extended with electroencephalography (EEG) and questionnaires were used to assess the sleep quality.

Results

Both interventions exhibited beneficial effects on subjective sleep quality in adults with insomnia. Also listening to soothing music before bedtime significantly shortened the wake time after sleep onset measured by EEG, compared with brisk walking in the evening.

Conclusions

The interventions applied in this study could be applied as the evidence-based nursing interventions for insomnia older adults.