EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MODES OF MUSIC ON ANXIETY OF THE ELDERLY

Background: Anxiety is one of the most common psychological symptoms of the elderly. The treatment strategy of routine treatment combined with music therapy can better alleviate the anxiety of the elderly. At present, the research on music therapy focuses on clinical technology and lacks basic theoretical research. The choice of songs is mainly based on the preferences of nurses or patients, with strong subjectivity, lack of analysis of the characteristics of music itself, blindness and randomness. Therefore, more convincing research is needed to further explore the impact of music on the anxiety of the elderly. Subjects and methods: This study makes an empirical study on the effects of music mode and speed on the anxiety of the elderly. Two experiments were designed in this study. Experiment 1 tested the effects of different modes and speed types of music on the emotional pleasure and arousal of two groups of subjects at different ages. Experiment 2 combined with subjective emotion evaluation and monitoring physiological indicators to further study the effects of music with different modes and speeds on the anxiety of the elderly. Results: Compared with minor music, major music can induce positive emotional experience. The subjective anxiety of elderly subjects listening to major music is significantly lower than that of elderly subjects listening to minor music. Compared with slow music, fast music can induce positive emotional experience. The heart rate of elderly subjects listening to slow music is significantly lower than that listening to fast music. The heart rate and finger pulse rate of elderly subjects listening to fast music were significantly lower than those listening to slow music. Conclusions: Through the comparative analysis of the two elements of music mode and speed, it can be seen that the fast type of music in major has a good effect on the awakening of emotional pleasure or the calming of anxiety. Slow type music can slow down the heartbeat. Generally speaking, listening to music can alleviate the psychological and physiological anxiety of the elderly, but not every type of music can play a good effect, so the choice of music is also very important