Music as Therapy for Stress, Anxiety, Pain, and Depression in Rural Elder Care
This study is exploring whether a 6-week music-based intervention can help adults in elder care facilities in northern Arizona who are experiencing stress, anxiety, chronic pain, or depression. The intervention involves one 60-minute session per week with activities like drumming, rhythm exercises, and Indigenous music practices. Researchers want to see if these music classes can reduce your stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and also help you use music as a way to cope and improve your overall well-being. To join, you must live in one of the two elder care facilities and be able to communicate in English. The study is currently unclear about its status.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 60 participants. It is not specified if participants will be randomly assigned to groups or if the study is blinded.
- What's involved
- You would participate in one 60-minute music session per week for 6 weeks. Your stress, anxiety, and depression levels will be measured at the beginning and end of the 6-week treatment period.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your health outcomes will be measured at the end of the 6-week intervention period.
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Enhancing Health in Rural Populations: Music as Therapy
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Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks.
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a classic stress assessment instrument. The tool, while originally developed in 1983, remains a popular choice for helping us understand how different situations affect our feelings and our perceived stress. The questions in this scale ask about feelings and thoughts during the last month. PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.
- The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2)From enrollment to 6 weeks (post-intervention)
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2) is an ultra-brief, 2-question screening tool used in primary care to detect generalized anxiety disorder. The total score range for the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2) screening tool is 0 to 6, with a score of 3 or higher identifying possible cases of generalized anxiety disorder (and other common anxiety disorders).
- Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2)From enrollment to 6 weeks (post-intervention).
The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) is a brief, two-question screening tool used to assess depression by measuring the frequency of depressed mood and anhedonia over the past two weeks with a total score ranging from 0 to 6. It assesses the frequency of depressed mood and anhedonia over the past two weeks, with a cut-point of 3 or greater often indicating a need for further evaluation.
- Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS)From enrollment to 6 weeks (end of intervention)
The purpose of the Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS) was to give doctors a standard with which to work when comparing pain and health. The CPGS classifies pain severity into five hierarchical categories-Grade 0 to Grade IV-based on pain intensity and disability over the past 3-6 months. It typically uses 0-10 Likert scales for individual items, calculating subscores for intensity and disability (0-100) to determine the grade. Higher scores indicate higher intensity and disability related to pain.