A cross-sectional study on relationships between musical activities and quality of life in Japanese older adults

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the association between musical activities and quality of life in older adults using a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: background variables, quality of life variables (measured from two aspects: appreciation of life and life-ability of the person), and musical activity variables (frequency of engagement in musical activities, perceived importance of musical activities, motivation for acquiring musical skills and knowledge, and self-efficacy regarding musical skills and knowledge). It was sent to 525 people aged 60 to 98 years who were enrolled in two Silver Human Resource Centers in Tokyo. We found a significant correlation between almost all the musical activity variables and the quality of life measures; the trend was consistent even after controlling for background variables. The results indicated that both the frequency of involvement in musical activities and the mindset toward musical skills and potency were associated with quality of life. The strength of this study is that the association between quality of life and various musical aspects—both frequency of participation and psychological aspects of musical activities—was explored within the same research design, which is the first to be carried out solely with older adults.

Actividades musicales para la producción de textos expositivos en estudiantes

“…Examinar si las actividades musicales sirven como un medio efectivo para mejorar la expresión verbal y escrita de los estudiantes en el contexto de la redacción de textos expositivos que poco se sabe acerca de cómo cambia con la edad la proporción de niños que participan activamente en actividades musicales, sin embargo, es importante señalar que la musicalidad no es una habilidad estática, sino una habilidad que se puede mejorar mediante la práctica (Rut y Mullensiefen, 2021), además, la participación en actividades musicales puede tener efectos positivos en el bienestar y la estabilidad psicológica de las personas (Kiss y Linnell, 2023;Choi y Choo, 2023), y el desarrollo de habilidades musicales se asocia con una mejor calidad de vida y más positiva por su forma de pensar (Mito & Kinjo, 2023).…”

Leisure and Happiness of the Elderly: A Machine Learning Approach

“…The elderly who participate in leisure activities more frequently have lower levels of depression and higher levels of happiness than those who do not [22][23][24]. On the other hand, there are studies that show that the happiness level of the elderly decreases as the frequency of participation in leisure activities increase [75], and some studies have shown that the frequency of participation in leisure activities itself does not determine the happiness level of the elderly [76].…”

“…In addition, happiness levels vary depending on what kind of leisure activities are performed and with whom [19][20][21]. In addition, the frequency of leisure activities [22][23][24], leisure spaces and facilities [25,26], smartphones and internet use [27,28], and so-called leisure resources such as leisure time and expenses also affect happiness [29,30].…”