The effects of background music tempo on the work attention performance of workers with schizophrenia

everhopeful · May 18, 2020, 10:25am

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The effects of background music tempo on the work attention performance of workers with schizophrenia.

YN Shih, KH Chu and CC Wu, Work (Reading, Mass.), May 2020 13

Work attention in employees with schizophrenia is a significant issue in vocational rehabilitation. Background music is very popular in workplaces, and according to some investigations, can help increase attention at work if utilized appropriately.This study investigates the influence of background music tempo on attention performance in employees with chronic schizophrenia.A randomized controlled trial (RCT) study was performed to test the attention of 240 participants with chronic schizophrenia under four conditions, namely no music, fast tempo, slow tempo and white noise.Employees with schizophrenia achieved higher attention scores under background music than in a no-music environment. Additionally, slow-tempo music produced higher attention scores than fast-tempo music.Observational results indicate that slow-tempo background music is more desirable than fast-tempo background music in a work environment involving schizophrenic individuals.

DrZen · May 18, 2020, 10:40am

its the same for normal, but with a different answer ………

shutterbug · May 18, 2020, 2:41pm

I do better with fast tempo music for some reason. Could be the autism in additon to the SZ. I work from home with my wife now and she can’t stand any music, which has impaired me slightly. She’s also constantly on the phone or trying to talk to me while I’m working, which is a more significant impairment.

BigBird · May 22, 2020, 2:39am

There are some other points in question, though. With Sz, how does music tempo affect rowing, cycling, aerobics, weight lifting, like lifting 50 lb. dumbbells, then treadmill exercises? How does fast music change eating habits of restaurant patrons?