Painting Pictures and Playing Musical Instruments: Change in Participation and Relationship to Health in Older Women

Journal

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Year

2012

Abstract

Aim: To explore how changed participation in painting pictures or playing a musical instrument is related to change in physical and mental health in older women. Method: Women enrolled in the 1921–1926 birth cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health were surveyed in 2005 and 2008. Changed participation in painting pictures or playing a musical instrument was considered in relation to changes in social activity, social support, health status and health-related quality of life. Results: Data were available for 5058 women. Improvements in instrumental activities of daily living (odds ratio (OR) 1.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.0–1.2; P = 0.004) and role limitations due to emotional factors (OR 1.6, 95% CI 1.0–2.5; P = 0.002) were associated with starting participation. Decline in mental health-related quality of life (OR 4.1, 95% CI 2.3–7.2; P < 0.0001) was associated with stopping. Conclusion: Changed participation was associated with change in functional capacity and tied to emotional well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Music and Health Institute Terms

Elderly; Gender Disparities; Mental Health; Playing an Instrument; Quality of Life; Recreative Music Methods; Wellness and Well-Being

Indexed Terms

painting pictures; playing musical instruments; physical health; mental health; older women; quality of life; Activities of Daily Living; Elderly; Aging; Emotions; Paintings; Retrospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Women's Health; Art; Musical Instruments; Health; Human Females

Study Type

Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods

Document Type

Article

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