A Study On Group Work To Alleviate Insomnia In The Elderly

With the continuous increase of the elderly population in China,the aging situation is becoming increasingly severe.Studies have found that sleep problems in the elderly have risen to become more common health problems,with insomnia being particularly prominent among the elderly.According to the 2022 Chinese National Health Sleep White Paper,the insomnia rate of the elderly in China is as high as 21%.Generally,most doctors use medication to treat insomnia in the elderly,but the tolerance rate of medication is low,which is easy to bring extra burden to the elderly.As one of the birthplaces of music therapy,China has a long history of application in the field of insomnia treatment.As a non-drug treatment,music therapy can stimulate the patient’s hearing and touch,trigger a series of physiological and psychological reactions,regulate blood pressure,and repeatedly train to improve sleep.This study takes some elderly people suffering from insomnia in Guangxi Y Elderly Care Service Center.With the Arsens Insomnia Scale(AIS)and blood pressure pre-and post-measurement scale as evaluation tools,based on the two theoretical foundations of social learning theory and patient-centered therapy,and using various research methods such as literature research,semi-structured interview,questionnaire survey,etc.,to analyze the current situation and causes of insomnia among the elderly in the elderly care center,and carry out music therapy group work with social work characteristics to alleviate the insomnia problem of the elderly,It also gives reflection and suggestions on the elderly care service model of the center,and makes efforts to continuously promote the implementation of the "Healthy China" strategy and the goal of the "Healthy Aging" plan.This study combines the characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research,and belongs to the category of qualitative research.Through early interview,observation and analysis,9 elderly people with insomnia who are suitable to participate in group activities were selected.Combined with the method of music therapy,after more than two months of intervention,this study concluded that music therapy can alleviate the problem of sleeplessness of the elderly in China,and music therapy has a huge development space in the sleep field of the elderly in China.At the same time,The current situation of China’s pension service industry,which is generally lack of refining the needs of the elderly,requires the support of the society.