To study the effect of individualized music therapy on nursing home residents with moderate to severe dementia. Also, to study the effect of this music therapy on the resident’s quality of life and psychotropic medications.
Crossover, exploratory, randomized control trial.
Forty-two nursing home residents from 14 different nursing homes with moderate to severe dementia were randomized into a sequence of six weeks of standard care and six weeks of individualized music therapy.
The agitation episodes were less frequent during the music therapy compared to standard care.
Also the researchers found that the music therapy has a positive effect on lowering agitation disruptiveness by using Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI); however, the findings using Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Quality of Life (ADRQL) did not show significant differences compared to standard group. …show more content…
The research topic was narrowed down to the effects of music therapy on agitation, quality of life, and
Crossover, exploratory, randomized control trial.
Forty-two nursing home residents from 14 different nursing homes with moderate to severe dementia were randomized into a sequence of six weeks of standard care and six weeks of individualized music therapy.
The agitation episodes were less frequent during the music therapy compared to standard care.
Also the researchers found that the music therapy has a positive effect on lowering agitation disruptiveness by using Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI); however, the findings using Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Quality of Life (ADRQL) did not show significant differences compared to standard group. …show more content…
The research topic was narrowed down to the effects of music therapy on agitation, quality of life, and