Music may be good medicine for older adults, boosting both their mental and physical health, a new survey finds.
Virtually all people between the ages of 50 and 80 say they benefit in at least one health-related way from engaging with music, according to results from the latest University of Michigan National Poll on HealthyOverall, nine of 10 survey participants said music is very or somewhat important to them.
Most of the older adults surveyed said they listen to music, with 85% listening a few times a week and 80% watching musical performances a few times over the past year. Two in five attended a live concert. “While music doesn't come up often in older adults' visits with their usual care providers, perhaps it should,” said poll director Dr. Jeffrey Kullgren. “The power of music to connect us, improve mood and energy, or even easeAbout 19% of poll participants said music is even more important to them now than it was in their youth, while 46% said it's just as important now as it was then.
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