PERCEPTIONS ABOUT COGNITION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ELDERLY AFTER A MUSIC THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION

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https://doi.org/10.5212/Rev.Conexao.v.18.19597.005

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the representations of elderly people about cognitive aspects and the perception of quality of life after a music therapy intervention. Method: analysis of a post-music therapy intervention interview with twenty retired elderly people, participants of a state government Viver a Vida program, using the IRaMuTeQ software and Bardin's content analysis. Results: the most evoked word was 'music', as from it all perceptions were possible. Next to it were the strongest relation and frequency words presented in the speeches, such as 'improve', 'help', 'search' and their relative orbits such as 'attention', 'physical', 'memory', 'remember', ' singing' and 'life', showing that for the participants, music therapy can positively influence several cognitive, health and quality of life aspects in general. Conclusion: the music therapy intervention allows the participant to experience a new way of healthy living.

 

KEYWORDS: Music therapy; elderly; cognition; quality of life.

Author Biographies

Mariana Lacerda Arruda, Universidade Estadual do Paraná - UNESPAR

Professora da Universidade Estadual do Paraná (UNESPAR), Curitiba - PR, Brasil. Aluna de Doutorado da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba - PR, Brasil.

Fabio Ricardo Hilgenberg Gomes, Faculdade Sant'Ana

Professor da Faculdade Sant'Ana, Ponta Grossa – PR, Brasil. Doutorado em Educação. 

Gerson Flores-Gomes, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

Aluno de Doutorado da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba - PR, Brasil.

Sheila Maria Beggiato, Universidade Estadual do Paraná - UNESPAR

Professora da Universidade Estadual do Paraná (UNESPAR), Curitiba - PR, Brasil. Aluna de Doutorado da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba - PR, Brasil.

Valdomiro de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

Professor da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba – PR, Brasil. Doutorado em Educação Física.

Gislaine Vagetti, Universidade Estadual do Paraná - UNESPAR

Professora da Universidade Estadual do Paraná (UNESPAR), Curitiba - PR, Brasil. Doutorado em Educação Física.

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2022-02-16

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2022): Publicação Contínua

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ARTIGOS

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