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| Brief in-service training in music therapy for activity aides: increasing engagement of persons with dementia in rhythm activities | | Author(s) | R Mark Mathews, Alicia A Clair, Karl Kosloski |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 24, no 4, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 41-49 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Engagement ; Music ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study analysed the effects of a brief in-service training workshop designed to teach staff how to use music therapy techniques. Sixteen persons with dementia, living in a nursing home special care unit, served as the research participants. Results showed that training conducted with staff significantly increased resident engagement with rhythm instruments in both one-to-one interactions and in group activity situations. Similar increases were observed in residents with a range of cognitive impairments. The results suggest that this intervention offers a potentially promising approach that staff can use to engage residents with dementia in purposeful activities. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000517405 A |
| Classmark | EA: DN: HH: 7T |
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