Music can have many benefits. Besides being enjoyable to listen to, it can be a catalyst for human relationships, may help reduce anxiety, pain and depression, and may be used as a therapeutic approach for individuals with dementia and acquired brain injuries. Music is a safe, simple and inexpensive strategy with many real benefits, however, it continues to be an underused tool. Whether for yourself, or a loved one, consider incorporating more music into your everyday life and enjoy the many benefits it provides. Read more about the great benefits of music below.
The sound of music: the health benefits of music for older adults
Featured Resources
- Blog Post: The sound of music: promoting the social well-being of older adults with dementia and their caregivers
- Blog Post: Music therapy
- Blog Post: Music can help ease your hospital stay
- Evidence Summary: In people with cancer, music therapy reduces anxiety, depression, pain, and fatigue
- Evidence Summary: Playing music in nursing homes may reduce resistance to care among older adults with dementia
- Evidence Summary: Music interventions for acquired brain injury
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Many of our Blog Posts were written before the COVID-19 pandemic and thus do not necessarily reflect the latest public health recommendations. While the content of new and old blogs identify activities that support optimal aging, it is important to defer to the most current public health recommendations. Some of the activities suggested within these blogs may need to be modified or avoided altogether to comply with changing public health recommendations. To view the latest updates from the Public Health Agency of Canada, please visit their website.
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