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| A group music intervention using percussion instruments with familiar music to reduce anxiety and agitation of institutionalized older adults with dementia | | Author(s) | Huei-chuan Sung, Wen-li Lee, Tzai-li Li, Roger Watson |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 27, no 6, June 2012 |
| Pages | pp 621-627 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Anxiety ; Aggression ; Music ; Therapy ; Group work ; Evaluation ; Taiwan. |
| Annotation | This experimental study from Taiwan aimed to evaluate the effects of a group music intervention on anxiety and agitation in institutionalised older adults with dementia. 60 participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. The experimental group received a 30-minute music intervention using percussion instruments with familiar music in a group setting twice weekly for six weeks, whereas the control group received usual care with no music intervention. The Rating of Anxiety in Dementia scale was used to assess anxiety, and Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory was used to assess agitation at baseline, week four and week six. Repeated measures analysis of covariance indicated that older adults who received a group music intervention had a significantly lower anxiety score than those in the control group while controlling for pre-test score and cognitive level. However the reduction of agitation between the two groups was not significantly different. The authors conclude that anxiety and agitation are common in older adults with dementia and have been reported by caregivers as challenging care problems. An innovative group music intervention using percussion instruments with familiar music as a cost-effective approach has the potential to reduce anxiety and improve psychological well-being of those with dementia. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120914008 A |
| Classmark | EA: KX: ENP: EPB: HH: LO: IGG: 4C: 7DP |
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