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ナカヤマ リョウコ
Nakayama Ryoko
中山 亮子 所属 鶴見大学 歯学部 歯学科 病理学 職種 助教 |
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| 論文種別 | 【査読あり】 研究論文（学術雑誌） |
| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 査読の有無 | 査読あり |
| 表題 | Possible benefits of singing to the mental and physical condition of the elderly. |
| 掲載誌名 | 正式名：BioPsychoSocial medicine |
| 巻・号・頁 | 8(1),pp.11-11 |
| 著者・共著者 | Katsuhisa Sakano,Koufuchi Ryo,Yoh Tamaki,Ryoko Nakayama,Ayaka Hasaka,Ayako Takahashi,Shukuko Ebihara,Keisuke Tozuka,Ichiro Saito |
| 発行年月 | 2014 |
| 概要 | BACKGROUND: The evaluation and management of stress are important for the prevention of both depression and cardiovascular disease. In addition, the maintenance of the oral condition of the elderly is essential to enable them to stay healthy, especially to prevent aspiration pneumonia and improve mental health in an aging society. Therefore, we examined the efficacy of singing on the oral condition, mental health status, and immunity of the elderly to determine if singing could contribute to the improvement of their physical condition. METHODS: Forty-four subjects (10 men, 34 women), aged 60 years or older, participated in this study. The efficacy of singing on mental health status and immunocompetence was examined by swallowing function, oral condition, blood, and saliva tests, as well as through questionnaires taken before and after singing. RESULTS: The results showed that the amount of saliva increased and the level of cortisol, a salivary stress marker, decreased after singing. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores for feeling refreshed, comfortable, pleasurable, light-hearted, relieved, and relaxed; the tension and confusion subscale score; and the total mood disturbance (TMD |
| DOI | 10.1186/1751-0759-8-11 |
| PMID | 24864162 |
| PermalinkURL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033614/ |