Psychobiological responses to choir singing and creative arts activities in children and adolescents with mental disorders: results of a pilot study.
Neuropsychiatr
; 2024 Jul 25.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Children and adolescents living with mental health problems often experience stress and poor mood states, which may influence their quality of life and well-being. Arts interventions may improve mood and well-being and reduce physiological stress in this vulnerable population.METHODS:
A cohort of patients in child and adolescent psychiatry (Nâ¯= 42; age range 12-18 years) participated in one of four arts activities including choir singing (nâ¯= 11), textile design (nâ¯= 9), drama (nâ¯= 16), and clownery (nâ¯= 6). They were led by professional artists and delivered through five consecutive 90-min daily afternoon sessions over the course of 1 week. Questionnaires of mood and saliva samples before and after each session served to assess short-term psychobiological changes. In addition, patients reported their quality of life and well-being at the beginning and at the end of the 1week program.RESULTS:
Results showed that alertness was significantly enhanced after textile design (∆post-preâ¯= 4.08, 95% CI [0.77, 7.39]) and after singing (∆post-preâ¯= 2.20, 95% CI [-0.55, 4.94]). Moreover, mood tended to be positively affected by textile design (∆post-preâ¯= 2.89, 95% CI [-0.39, 6.18]). Quality of life increased significantly after singing (∆post-preâ¯= 5.49, 95% CI [1.05, 9.92]). Arts participation except singing was associated with significant reductions in salivary cortisol (sCort) (textile design ∆post-preâ¯= -0.81â¯ng/mL, 95% CI [-1.48, -0.14]; drama ∆post-preâ¯= -0.76â¯ng/mL, 95% CI [-1.28, -0.24]; clownery ∆post-preâ¯= -0.74â¯ng/mL, 95% CI [-1.47, -0.01]). No significant changes were observed for well-being over the whole program and salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA) after any of the arts activities.DISCUSSION:
These results suggest that arts participation can improve mood state and reduce stress in young people with mental disorders, but there is a need for further studies.
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Neuropsychiatr
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Austria