印度音樂對中度憂鬱症女性血液指數所發揮的作用

The Role of Indian Music on Hematological Parameters in Women with Moderate Depression

憂鬱症是一種心理健康疾病，會影響患者的情緒狀態、思維模式、行為和行動。憂鬱症有許多相關病兆，如：失樂症、悲傷、缺乏興致、憤怒、壓力等。越來越多的證據指出，運用印度音樂可改善多種心理健康狀況。然而，調查印度音樂可否改善與憂鬱症相關之血液指數的研究很少。本論文旨在探索印度音樂對生活在貧困家庭中且患有中度憂鬱症之印度婦女的效度。本次調查的研究課題包括：一套確定受試者的方法、研究設計、方法論、數據收集和分析。研究設計為混合抽樣模式（任意和隨機抽樣）的測試前和測試後配對樣本研究，從血液測試報告、漢密爾頓17項憂鬱量表（HDRS-17）中收集音樂介入前後之指數異動，並使用PSPP軟體進行分析。研究揭示了音樂介入前後，血液指數和憂鬱症症狀存在顯著變化。研究結果顯示，經過適當設計之印度音樂的介入，可能有助於穩定患有中度憂鬱症女性之血液指數，最終幫助她們降低憂鬱症的症狀。

Depression is a mental health condition that affects the emotional states, thinking patterns, behaviors and actions of people suffering from it. Depression is characterized by anhedonia, sadness, loss of interest, anger, stress among other aspects. Various psychophysiological, hematological and other parameters contribute to depression severity. Application of Indian music has growing evidence for effectiveness in mental health conditions. However, very few studies have been conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Indian music on the hematological parameters associated with depression. The purpose of the present work is to explore the effectiveness of Indian music on the hematological factors associated with moderate depression in women living in a destitute home in India. The research objects for this investigation included a set of methods to identify the subjects, study design, methodology, data collection and analysis. The research was designed as paired samples pre- and post-test study in mixed mode sampling (convenience and randomized) to record pre- and post-observations of music intervention from the blood test reports, the 17-item Hamilton depression rating scale (HDRS-17) and analysis done through PSPP software. The study revealed significant changes in blood parameters and depression severity. The study findings suggest that suitably designed Indian music interventions may be helpful for stabilizing hematological parameters in women having moderate depression that eventually help reduce their depression severity.