• Arun.R
• Reeta.C

A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Music Therapy on sleep quality among senior citizens at selected old age home in Dindigul dist. The present study was conducted at “Anbalaya old aged home” in Dindigul. Pre experimental one group pre test and post test design was used for this study. Permission was obtained from the old age home administrator and data collection was done over a period of 4 weeks. The investigator has selected 50 samples with sleep disturbances through convenience sampling technique. Oral consent was obtained from the subjects. Groningen sleep quality scale was used for assessing the level of sleep quality. Then the investigator administered a music therapy for 30- 45 minutes for 14 consecutive days and post test was done after completion of the intervention. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the findings of the study. There was a significant difference (P<0.05) found between the mean pretest score (10.05(+1.72)) and post test score (3.02(+1.78)) of sleep quality. There was a significant association (P<0.05) found between the level of sleep quality and age, gender, education and marital status. The findings of the study shows that music therapy is effective in increasing the level of sleep quality among senior citizens. So, music therapy can be practiced in old age home and in other set up to help patients and family members to cope with sleep disturbances.

"A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Music Therapy on sleep quality among senior citizens at selected old age home ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.127-134, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906Z18.pdf

"A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Music Therapy on sleep quality among senior citizens at selected old age home ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp127-134, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906Z18.pdf