Possible benefits of singing to the mental and physical condition of the elderly
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Background: The evaluation and management of stress are important for the prevention of both depression and cardiovascular disease. In addition, the maintenance of the oral condition of the elderly is essential to enable them to stay healthy, especially to prevent aspiration pneumonia and improve mental health in an aging society. Therefore, we examined the efficacy of singing on the oral condition, mental health status, and immunity of the elderly to determine if singing could contribute to the improvement of their physical condition. Methods: Forty-four subjects (10 men, 34 women), aged 60 years or older, participated in this study. The efficacy of singing on mental health status and immunocompetence was examined by swallowing function, oral condition, blood, and saliva tests, as well as through questionnaires taken before and after singing. Results: The results showed that the amount of saliva increased and the level of cortisol, a salivary stress marker, decreased after singing. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores for feeling refreshed, comfortable, pleasurable, light-hearted, relieved, and relaxed; the tension and confusion subscale score; and the total mood disturbance (TMD) score of the Profile of Mood States (POMS) all showed improvements. Furthermore, the same tendencies were shown regardless of whether or not the subjects liked singing. Conclusions: Our results suggest that singing can be effective in improving the mental health and oral condition of the elderly.
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Singing has been shown to increase positive affect and choir members often report a 'lift' in mood after singing.
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- Authors
- Sakano, K., Ryo, K., Tamaki, Y., Nakayama, R., Hasaka, A., Takahashi, A., Ebihara, S., Tozuka, K., & Saito, I.
- Affiliations
- Tsurumi University (JP)
- National Institute of Public Health (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Saito, Ichiro
- Venue
- BioPsychoSocial Medicine
- Published
- 2014-05-21
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 11-11
- ISSN
- 1751-0759 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4033614
- OpenAlex
- W2100793002
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 21
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- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 3.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- BioPsychoSocial Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (25670900, 26463178)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Music Therapy and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Conservation › Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Keywords
- singing, older adults, mental health, immunocompetence, salivary cortisol, stress, swallowing function, oral health, mood disturbance, relaxation, aspiration pneumonia prevention
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