音樂治療對台灣高齡者自尊及紓壓影響 之初探

An Exploratory Study on the Effects of Music Therapy on Self-esteem and Stress Relief of the Elderly in Taiwan

本研究目的是描述音樂治療在改善健康高齡者的自尊和減輕壓力及生活品質之影 響。本研究共有 12 名女性長者和 2 名護理人員自願參加本研究。活動結束後，隨機選 擇 5 名受訪者。本研究以質性探討為主，量化研究為輔，以質性訪談資料及量化數據 相互驗證，並補充研究結果。研究結果來自質性研究的半結構訪談開放式問卷，及量 化研究的壓力知覺量表及 Rosenber 自尊量表。量化研究所蒐集的測驗數據以無母數統 計之 Wilcoxon 符號等級檢定。研究結果顯示音樂治療有助於提升自尊心，在減壓方面 並沒有顯著變化。所有受訪者都表示唱歌在減壓方面發揮著重要作用。

 

The aim of this study was to describe the effects of a music therapy program on the improvement of the self-esteem and stress relief in healthy older adults. A total of 12 female individuals and 2 caregivers voluntary enrolled in this study. The research was conducted primarily using the qualitative analysis that is accompanied by the quantitative method was applied to verify the quantitative data and the qualitative data mutually. The results of the study were derived from the semi-structured open questionnaire of qualitative research, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) survey of quantitative research. The quantitative data analysis was used by Wilcoxon signed-rank test of nonparametric statistics. The 5 randomly selected interviewees included 4 older adults aged 65 years and above and 1 caregiver. After the sessions were completed, the results showed that that music therapy helped enhance self-esteem. No significant effects were found on stress reduction. All respondents explained that music, especially singing, plays an important role in stress reduction.