The Effect of Oriental Medicine Music Therapy on the Improvement of Elementary School Children’s Concentration: Retrospective Analysis of Case Series

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J Korean Med. 2013;34(3):153-159

Publication date (electronic) : 2013 September 30

doi : https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.13020

Seul-Ki Kim ¹^,², Seung-Hyun Lee ³, Min-Ji Kim ², Seok-Jae Ko ¹^,², Jae-Woo Park ¹^,²^,

¹Department of Gastroenterology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University

²Internal Medicine of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea

³Oriental Medicine Music Therapy Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence to: 박재우(Jae-Woo Park), 서울시 동대문구 회기동 1번지 경희대학교 한의과대학 한방3내과, Tel: +82-2-440-6219, Fax: +82-2-440-6295, E-mail: pjw2907@khu.ac.kr

Received 2013 June 13; Revised 2013 July 31; Accepted 2013 July 31.

Abstract

Objectives:

This study was designed to find the effect of Oriental medicine music therapy (OMMT) on elementary school children’s concentration.

Methods & Results:

OMMT as a study tool has several programs, including playing the musical instruments and listening to the music. The measurement tools of the study were Harris & Harris’ grid and visual analogue scale (VAS) for overall condition. As a result, the score of Harris & Harris’ grid increased from 12.94±8.20 to 15.24±8.74 (P=0.032) and VAS for overall condition increased from 74.85±27.37 to 92.35±24.10 (P=0.002)

Conclusions:

This case series showed that OMMT might be an effective treatment to improve elementary school children’s concentration.

Keywords: Oriental medicine music therapy; Children’s concentration; Harris & Harris’ grid

Fig. 1.

Oriental medicine music therapy

Fig. 2.

Change of score of Harris & Harris’ grid

* P<0.05

Fig. 3.

Change of VAS for overall condition

** P<0.01

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