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The effect of music therapy compared with general recreational activities in reducing agitation in people with dementia
— a randomised controlled trial | | Author(s) | A C Vink, M Zuidersma, F Boersma |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 28, no 10, October 2013 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, October 2013 |
| Pages | pp 1031-1038 |
| Source | www.orangejournal.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Nursing homes ; Aggression ; Psychiatric treatment ; Music ; Therapy ; Recreation ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | This study aimed to compare the effects of music therapy with general recreational day activities in reducing agitation in people with dementia residing in nursing home facilities. In a randomised controlled design 94 residents with dementia were allocated to either music therapy or recreational activities. Both music therapy and general activities were offered twice weekly for four months. Changes in agitation were measured with a modified Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) at four intervals on each intervention day. A mixed model analysis was used to evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy compared with general activities, on CMAI scores at four hours after the intervention, controlled for CMAI scores at one hour before the session and session number. Data were analysed for 77 residents (43 randomised to music therapy and 34 to general activities). In both groups the intervention resulted in a decrease in agitated behaviours from one hour before to four hours after each session. This decrease was somewhat greater in the music therapy group than in the general activities group but this difference was statistically not significant and disappeared completely after adjustment for Global Deterioration Scale stage. In conclusion, both music therapy and recreational activities led to a short-term decrease in agitation but there was no additional beneficial effect of music therapy over general activities. More research is required to provide insight in the effects of music therapy in reducing agitation in older people with dementia. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130920219 A |
| Classmark | EA: LHB: EPB: LP: HH: LO: H: 4C |
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