Efeito da música como recurso terapêutico em grupo de convivência para pessoas idosas

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the effect of musical interventions to reduce stress levels in the elderly. Methods: quantitative research, of quasi-experimental type, in which the level of stress was assessed before and after interventions with the music therapy method, called receptive experience, in 25 el-derly people in a support group. The Perceived Stress Scale was used and descriptive and inferential statistical analy-sis was performed. Results: in the assessment of percei-ved stress, the average was 33.6 (standard deviation 5.17) points in the pre-test and 31.6 (standard deviation 2.29) points in the post-test (p<0.05). In the assessment dimen-sion, the reduction was identified only in the perceived dis-tress factor. Pre-tests outcomes showed that the higher the monthly income, the lower the perceived stress (p=0.043). Conclusion: musical interventions with the participants of this study were able to reduce stress levels, indicating the importance of music as a therapeutic resource in health pro-motion actions.