Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of musical theater on depression and self-esteem in elderly people. The subjects of this study were 23 elderly people aged 65 to 75 who used a senior welfare center in N-si, Gyeonggi-do. The music theater program was conducted once a week for a total of 8 sessions, 120 minutes per session. To verify its effectiveness, geriatric depression tests and self-esteem tests were conducted and analyzed before and after the program was implemented. As a result of the study, musical theater was significant in reducing depression in the elderly (t=5.348, p<.001) and improving self-esteem (t=-7.934, p<.001). Therefore, this study confirmed that musical theater has a positive effect on reducing depression and improving self-esteem in the elderly.
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