The effect of music-based interventions in the elderly with different cognitive styles: a study of cardiovascular activity

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Shahid Beheshti University

2 Professor of Shahid Beheshti University

3 , Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The Effect of Music-Based Interventions on Elderly Individuals with Different Cognitive Styles: A Study on Cardiovascular Activity
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Purpose: Over the years, researchers have been seeking various ways to improve physical activity in the elderly. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of music-based interventions on cardiovascular activity in elderly individuals with different cognitive styles.
Method: This applied research utilized a semi-experimental method with both within-group and between-group designs. The participants were 24 elderly individuals aged 65 to 75 years. In the first stage, after identifying the cognitive styles of the individuals using Witkin's Embedded Figures Questionnaire, the participants were divided into two groups: field-dependent and field-independent. Then, at a speed of three to five kilometers per hour for five to eight minutes under two different conditions (motivational music, no intervention), relative oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production, respiratory exchange ratio, resting caloric consumption, and relative respiratory reserve percentage were measured using a respiratory gas analyzer.
Results: The results of the repeated measures ANOVA showed that in the field-independent group, relative oxygen consumption (P = 0.001), carbon dioxide production (P = 0.001), respiratory exchange ratio (P = 0.008), and resting caloric consumption (P = 0.004) significantly decreased, and relative respiratory reserve percentage (P = 0.022) significantly increased. In the field-dependent group, only carbon dioxide production (P = 0.001) showed a significant decrease.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that walking accompanied by motivational music improves cardiovascular activity variables in field-independent elderly individuals.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 05 September 2024
  • Receive Date: 21 March 2024
  • Revise Date: 03 September 2024
  • Accept Date: 05 September 2024