Effectiveness of Music Therapy on Anxiety among Elderly Residing at Selected Geriatric Homes at Pune City Barde Sheetal1,*, Upendra Sheela2, Sawane Kalpana1, Waghmare Shital1, Devi Seeta1 1Asst. Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra 2Assoc. Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra *Corresponding Author: Sheetal Barde, Asst. Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, E-mail: shitalbarde@scon.edu.in
Online published on 19 August, 2019. Abstract The present study tries to explore the effect of Music Therapy on Anxiety among Elderly residing at selected Geriatric Homes. Anxiety is a normal emotion. All human beings develop it as a means of Protection from danger and threat when we perceive danger. The present study aims to investigate the Effectiveness of music therapy on anxiety among elderly residing at selected geriatric homes at pune city. For this study data was collected randomly from an Old age Home, of pune from 150 Elderly. “Geriatric Anxiety Scale” was used to assess the Anxiety level of Elderly. Initially Anxiety in Elderly was assessed using the scale followed by Interventions to Music Therapy group for 7 days and no interventions to control group and again posttest was taken using the same scale. The result of the present study revealed some significant findings that Music Therapy is effective to relieve anxiety. Top Keywords Music, Anxiety, Elderly, Geriatric Homes, Therapy, Old Age Home. Top |