Abstract
Background: ‘Music and public health’ is a new field of study. Few scientific studies with small samples have documented health implications of musical participation. Research questions in this epidemiological study were: 1) Is there an association between self-rated health and active use of music in daily life? 2) What associations can be observed between musical background, uses and understanding of music as a health factor, and self-reported health?
Method: Data came from the Danish Health and Morbidity Survey 2013, based on a simple random sample of 25.000 adult Danes (16+ years). Response rate: 57%. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate associations between musical background/activities and health-related indicators.
Discussion: The study documents that a majority of informants use music to regulate physical and psychological states/processes and that they consider music a health promoting factor. The study indirectly points at the public health potential of musicking.
Conclusions: A clear association between daily playing/singing and health/quality of life was found. Results indicate awareness among Danes that musicking may play an important role as a health-promoting activity.
Method: Data came from the Danish Health and Morbidity Survey 2013, based on a simple random sample of 25.000 adult Danes (16+ years). Response rate: 57%. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate associations between musical background/activities and health-related indicators.
Discussion: The study documents that a majority of informants use music to regulate physical and psychological states/processes and that they consider music a health promoting factor. The study indirectly points at the public health potential of musicking.
Conclusions: A clear association between daily playing/singing and health/quality of life was found. Results indicate awareness among Danes that musicking may play an important role as a health-promoting activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Nordic Journal of Music Therapy |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | S1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 120 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISSN | 0809-8131 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2016 |
| Event | 10th European Music Therapy Conference: A Symphony of Dialogues - the University of Music and Performing Arts, Wien, Austria Duration: 5 Jul 2016 → 9 Jul 2016 Conference number: 10 http://www.emtc2016.at/ |
Conference
| Conference | 10th European Music Therapy Conference |
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| Number | 10 |
| Location | the University of Music and Performing Arts |
| Country/Territory | Austria |
| City | Wien |
| Period | 05/07/2016 → 09/07/2016 |
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