“Music is food for the soul.” The word has been proven to be true many times by the scientific researches carried out so far. While listening to music is known to have a positive effect on mental health, a new study has once again revealed how big and important this effect is.
A new study that compiled the results of a total of 26 different scientific studies with 779 participants, revealed that listening, playing and singing music contributes to mental health as much as losing weight or exercising regularly. On the other hand, the research was an important step forward for future treatments.
Listening to music has a similar effect on mental health as exercise:
According to research published in the Jama Network, music-induced mental health improvement, physical exercise or weight loss it occupies the same level of ‘albeit on the edge’ of the same type of effect seen in people who implement giving programs. In particular, the research showed that music greatly improves well-being and health-related quality of life (a person’s physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being).
Along with results from a subgroup of eight studies, researchers observed that clinical music treatments helped improve health-related quality of life in a variety of conditions. On the other hand, he pointed out that there was a significant difference between individuals how well the treatments gave results.
It is hoped that this study will encourage healthcare professionals to use some form of music therapy as a treatment. Still, the researchers also noted that at the end of their study, more research is needed for the use of the treatment in specific clinical and public health scenarios.
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