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- Title
The role of singing therapy in pulmonary rehabilitation.
- Authors
Nistor, Adela-Raluca; Onac, Ioan; Ştefănescu, Adriana; Borda, Ileana Monica; Ciortea, Viorela; Irsay, Laszlo; Mureşan, Adriana; Ungur, Rodica
- Abstract
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary therapeutic intervention intended for patients with chronic respiratory diseases, which may include singing therapy as a method for improving physical and psychosocial status. This study aims to evidence the benefits of singing therapy for pulmonary patients and thus, to highlight the role of this therapy as part of respiratory rehabilitation. There are literature data that suggest singing as an adjuvant therapy in respiratory diseases. Regarding symptomatology, studies demonstrated that singing therapy reduced dyspnea and facilitated cough and expectoration. Objectively, pulmonary function improved through a reduction of lung hyperinflation, with the increase of arterial blood oxygen saturation. The questionnaires applied to subjects showed an increase of exercise capacity and the ability to control symptoms by breathing techniques acquired during the singing lessons. The majority of the patients reported an improvement of psycho-emotional status, with the reduction of anxiety associated with the sensation of suffocation, and an increased desire to socialize. The quality of life was significantly improved in these studies. Singing therapy as a pulmonary rehabilitation method remains an area open to research. The benefits of this therapy for patients with chronic respiratory diseases vary from one individual to another, but its positive effects on the patients' mental state and quality of life are a certainty.
- Subjects
SINGING; MEDICAL rehabilitation; PULMONARY heart disease; ANXIETY prevention; EMOTIONS; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Palestrica of the Third Millennium Civilization & Sport, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 2, p158
- ISSN
1582-1943
- Publication type
Article