주간보호센터 노인들의 집단음악치료 경험에 대한 현상학적 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to fundamentally understand and explore the group music therapy experiences of elderly individuals at a day care center. The participants consisted of eight elderly individuals with an average age of 85, residing in a day care center and assessed to have normal cognitive function with a Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE-K) score of 25 or higher. Data was collected through in-depth interviews conducted from March to April 2021, and the research was conducted following Giorgi’s phenomenological analysis procedure. As a result, 15 sub-elements deemed essential to the common experience were extracted, ultimately leading to the identification of four main components: ‘motivation to participate in group music therapy’, ‘positive experiences in group music therapy’, ‘challenges in group music therapy’, and ‘expectations for future group music therapy’. The elderly participants’ experiences of group music therapy at the day care center were analyzed to have significantly positive meanings in their lives. This study has helped to gain an overall understanding of the group music therapy experiences of the elderly at day care centers, and it is significant in highlighting the potential of remote music therapy as a new platform for these elderly individuals. The findings of this study are expected to serve as a reference for applying music therapy to enhance the psychological, emotional health, and quality of life of elderly individuals at day care centers.