Playing-Related Factors and Occupational Balance

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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As the violin is the riskiest string instrument played by Turkish musicians, violinists were chosen for the sample in this study. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between posture, pain, functionality and occupational balance in violinists. The hypothesis was that good playing posture, lack of pain, and functionality affect occupational balance positively.

Detailed Description
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Occupational balance is the participation in and satisfaction derived from different elements of daily life, including work. Playing performance affects occupational balance of musicians so that complaints arising from the playing of their instruments may negatively affect occupational balance. Forty-five violinists at six different symphony orchestras and conservatories in Istanbul were included. The Personal Information Form, the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale, the Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand - Sports/Musicians (DASH-SM), the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment, and the 11-item revised version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11 - T) were used. Spearman correlation analysis was performed to examine the relationship between the variables.

Official Title
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Relationship Between Playing-Related Factors and Occupational Balance in Professional Violinists

Conditions
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Occupational Balance, Posture

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: playing assessment


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: to play the violin in a conservatory or orchestra, to be at least 18 years old, to volunteer to participate in this study. Exclusion Criteria: Those who played any other instrument professionally.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| violinists<br>musicians who play the violin in a conservatory or orchestra | Behavioral: playing assessment<br>* Investigators used Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale, the Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand - Sports/Musicians (DASH-SM), the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment, and the 11-item revised version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11 - T). All have their Turkish validity studies. A correlation analysis was performed to examine the relationship between the variables.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| occupational balances of the violinists | Occupational balances of the violinists change with playing posture, pain, and functionality of upper extremities. | 25 minutes | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Functionality, Playing-related pain, Posture, Occupational balance, Violinists