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| Music therapy and reading as intervention strategies for disruptive behavior in dementia | | Author(s) | James C Gardiner, Michael Furois, Dennis P Tansley |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 22, no 1, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 31-46 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Music ; Therapy ; Reading ; Behaviour disorders ; Dementia ; Cardiovascular diseases ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Case studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The disruptive behaviour of two agitated nursing home residents, one who suffered a cardiovascular accident (CVA) and one with Alzheimer's disease (AD), was observed for two weeks. Eight to ten personalised 10-minute interventions consisting of reading or music therapy were presented during the following two weeks. Changes were measured during and immediately after intervention and during the following week. The interventions were then switched, so that each participant received both interventions. Both participants were observed during and immediately after the second intervention, and during the following week. Both the music and reading interventions were effective for the AD participant, while the CVA participant improved after reading, but worsened after the music intervention. The reading intervention was then repeated for the CVA participant, after which his agitation decreased. These findings stress the need for individualised planning and allowance for daily participant changes when using behavioural interventions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010314203 A |
| Classmark | HH: LO: HKM: EP: EA: CQ: KX: LHB: 69P: 7T |
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