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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
64 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-09-01
2023-07-01
Brief Summary
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Older people in long-term care institutions often have poor sleep quality and depression, which may negatively affect their health and welfare. Binaural beat music (BBM) has been proposed as a possible intervention. However, its effects on older people with poor sleep quality in long-term care institutions is still unclear.
Objective:
This study aimed to examine the effects of binaural beat music on sleep quality, heart rate variability, and depression in older people with poor sleep quality in a long-term care institution
Methods:
A single-blind randomized controlled trial design was employed and 64 older participants with poor sleep quality were recruited from a long-term care institution in Taiwan. Participants were randomized into the BBM group or control (sham) group (32 per group) and received 14 days of intervention. During the intervention period, participants in the experimental group listened to 20 minutes of Taiwanese Hokkien oldies embedded with BBM once in the morning and afternoon thrice a week. Participants in the control group only listened to Taiwanese Hokkien oldies. Questionnaires and heart rate variability analysis were used to assess participants' sleep quality, heart rate variability, and depressive symptoms.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Binaural beat music group (BBM group)
20 minutes of music thrice a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) for two weeks (total of 12 times)
Binaural beat music group (BBM group)
The participant sat on a chair with eyes closed and wore over-ear stereo headphones to listen to 15 minutes of Taiwanese Hokkien oldies (familiar music, can be selected by participant) with BBM embedded.
Control group
20 minutes of music thrice a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) for two weeks (total of 12 times)
Control group
The participant sat on a chair with eyes closed and wore over-ear stereo headphones to listen to 15 minutes of Taiwanese Hokkien oldies (familiar music, can be selected by participant) without BBM embedded.
Interventions
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Binaural beat music group (BBM group)
The participant sat on a chair with eyes closed and wore over-ear stereo headphones to listen to 15 minutes of Taiwanese Hokkien oldies (familiar music, can be selected by participant) with BBM embedded.
Control group
The participant sat on a chair with eyes closed and wore over-ear stereo headphones to listen to 15 minutes of Taiwanese Hokkien oldies (familiar music, can be selected by participant) without BBM embedded.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Inclusion criteria were participants who: were aged 65 years and older, had a PSQI score\> 7, were able to understand questionnaire contents and communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese Hokkien, stayed in institution for 1 month and more, and did not receive antidepressant within 3 months prior to and during the intervention.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Exclusion criteria were those with hearing loss, history of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia diagnosed by a physician, and had an acute physiological disease, such as cold, fracture, or trauma.
75 Years
90 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Cheng Kung University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Yang Shang-Yu
Assistant professor
Locations
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Asia Univeraity
Taichung, WuFeng, Taiwan
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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Asia0727
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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