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Music therapy: A nonpharmacological approach to the care of agitation and depressive symptoms for nursing home residents with dementia

Ray KD, Mittelman MS, Mittelman MS

Dementia (London, England) · 45 citas

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Diseño
Ensayo clínico controlado (clasificado por nuestro filtro de IA)
Estudiado en
Personas
Resultado principal
Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento

Quién lo pagó

Financiación
Financiación independiente
Gobierno
U.S. Public Health Service
Gobierno
PHS HHS

Según 2 financiadores declarados.

Publicación

Publicado
2015-10-29 · Dementia (London) · vol. 16 · número 6 · págs. 689–710
Editorial
SAGE Publishing
Citado
108 citas · más que el 95% de estudios similares · 4.4× el promedio de su campo
Impacto
Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
Referencias
64 trabajos
Acceso
De pago
Áreas de investigación
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Music Therapy and Health · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
Palabras clave
Dementia, Music therapy, Depression (economics), Intervention (counseling), Medicine, Nursing homes, Severe dementia, Psychiatry, Psychology, Clinical psychology, Nursing, Disease
MeSH
humans, dementia, psychomotor agitation, music therapy, depression, quality of life, nursing homes, female, male

2 autores

  • Kendra D. Ray · autor de correspondencia
  • Mary Sherman Mittelman🇺🇸NYU Langone Health

Resumen

El texto original del estudio, en el idioma en que se publicó.

Depression, agitation, and wandering are common behaviors associated with dementia and frequently observed among nursing home residents. Even with pharmacological treatment, behaviors often persist, hindering quality of life for elders, their family, and paid caregivers. This study examined the use of music therapy for treatment of these symptoms among 132 people with moderate to severe dementia in nursing homes. Participants were evaluated for depressive symptoms, agitation, and wandering to determine their predominate behavior. There were two assessments, two weeks apart, prior to intervention, followed by a two-week intervention, and two follow-up assessments, also two weeks apart. A repeated measures ANOVA determined that after two weeks of music therapy, symptoms of depression and agitation were significantly reduced; there was no change for wandering. Multivariate analyses confirmed a relationship between music therapy and change in neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with dementia. Results suggest widespread use of music therapy in long-term care settings may be effective in reducing symptoms of depression and agitation.

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