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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of music interventions in increasing
physical activity in older adults. METHODS: Searches until March 2011 were
conducted through CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMED, AMED, PsychINFO, AUSPORT,
PEDro, OTseeker, Expanded Academic ASAP, SPORTDiscus, and The Cochrane Library.
Selection criteria included older adults, music interventions, physical activity
outcomes, and quantitative designs. Two reviewers independently screened records.
Study details included objectives, designs, participants, music interventions,
physical activity outcomes, and results. Risk of bias was assessed using the
PEDro scale. RESULTS: The review included 12 low to moderate quality studies with
309 participants. Three meta-analyses conducted for the review (4 trials and 99
participants) did not demonstrate any within-session differences in comparisons
between music and no-music interventions. Two individual trials of moderate
quality demonstrated increased capacity to perform physical activity following
exercise programs with music over 4 and 8 weeks compared with no-music. There was
no evidence that any particular music intervention was superior to another.
CONCLUSION: Evidence from a small number of low to moderate quality trials did
not demonstrate within-session improvements for older adults who listen to music
during exercise. However, there may be cumulative benefits following programs
with music over several weeks.

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