Physical musicality: Optimising lived experience among older adults

这个项目的目的是调查音乐支持的锻炼，称为身体音乐性（PM），如何促进老年人的健康、生活质量和认知运动功能，而不仅仅是锻炼或听音乐的好处。为了实现这一目标，我们将(a)对PM项目进行随机对照试验；(b)分离PM的潜在益处的成分和机制；(c)设计适合文化的项目，优化老年人的健康和认知运动功能。我们的研究将揭示所有老年人都可以采取的简单、非医学的步骤，以保持他们的健康和认知功能，使他们能够在老年时过上富有成效和成功的生活。

The aim of this project is to investigate how music-supported exercise, called physical musicality (PM), can promote wellbeing, quality of life, and cognitive-motor function in older adults, beyond the benefits of exercise or music listening alone. To achieve this aim, we will (a) conduct randomised control trials on PM programs; (b) isolate the ingredients and mechanisms underlying the benefits of PM; and (c) design culturally appropriate programs that optimise wellbeing and cognitive-motor function for older adults. Our research will reveal simple, non-medical steps that all adults of advancing age can take to maintain their wellbeing and cognitive functions so they can lead productive and successful lives into older age.