Music has the same effect on improving mental health as exercise and meditation



In recent years, many studies have shown that

exercise andmeditation improve mental health, but a new meta-analysis of 26 studies states that 'music is as mental health as exercise and meditation.' Has the effect of improving. '

Association of Music Interventions With Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Complementary and Alternative Medicine | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2790186



Music boosts mental health the same way meditation and exercise do
https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mind-and-brain/music-boosts-mental-health-the-same-way-meditation-and-exercise-do/

Researchers at the Hannover University of Music and Drama in Germany and the University of New South Wales in Australia support 'increasing evidence is the ability of music to broadly promote well-being and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) . However, the magnitude of the positive association between music and HRQOL is unclear, especially when compared to established interventions. ' Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of 26 studies, including a total of 779 subjects, to determine the magnitude of the effect of music on HRQOL.

In the study reviewed this time, music and subjects are involved in various forms such as music appreciation, music therapy, and gospel singing, and in all studies, the question item ' SF-36 ' that quantitatively measures HRQOL, or simple The version of ' SF-12 ' was used. By comparing studies validated on a unified scale, the team said it made it easier to collate and synthesize the data.

We then compared the results from 26 studies with those investigating the effects of well-being on non-medical interventions to analyze how music affects HRQOL.



Analysis of the data revealed that musical intervention was associated with a significant improvement in mental HRQOL, similar to those who exercise, diet, or meditate, the researchers report. increase. 'A meta-analysis of 26 studies of musical interventions shows clear, quantitative, and moderate quality evidence that musical interventions are associated with clinically significant changes in psychological HRQOL. Provided, 'said the research team.

Eight studies that added music to existing treatments also found that there was a significant improvement in mental health with music rather than without music.

'The best evidence at the moment is that the music you enjoy most is likely to be associated with the greatest health benefits,' said J. Matt McCrary, lead author of the paper. For one person it's classical music, for another it may be heavy metal. '



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