Effect of music therapy on sleep quality of elderly patients with blood disease and sleep disorders

Abstract

Objective To observe the effect of music therapy on sleep quality of elderly patients with blood disease and sleep disorders.Methods Totals of 40 elderly patients with blood disease and sleep disorders received four weeks of music therapy.The sleep quality was evaluated by Pitts Paul Sleep Index (PSQI) before and after music therapy.Results After the music therapy,the PSQI score of patients was significantly lower than that before intervention [(5.23 ± 3.01) vs (10.04 ± 6.58) ; t =4.853,P ＜ 0.05)].And patients'subjective sleep quality improved,the time to fall asleep shortened,sleep disorders alleviated,sleep medication reduced after music therapy,and the differences was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Music therapy can effectively improve the sleep quality of elderly patients with blood disease and sleep disorders. Key words: Music therapy ;  Elderly;  Hematological diseases;  Sleep disorders;  Sleep quality