Music for sleep disturbance in the elderly

Author(s): Voignier, R. R.

Journal/Book: J Holist Nurs. 1995; 13: 248-54.

Abstract: Twenty-five elderly, community-based subjects with self-perceived sleep disturbances participated in this descriptive pilot study. Subjects listened to classical and New Age music before bedtime when a sleep disturbance was identified. Daily logs were kept by each participant to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. Twenty-four (96%) of the subjects reported improved sleep using this self-administered intervention.

Keyword(s): Age Factors; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over; Middle Age; Pilot Projects; Questionnaires Music Therapy methods; Sleep Disorders nursing Female; Human; Male

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