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A Personalized Music Intervention in Nursing Home Residents Living With Dementia: Findings From a Randomized Study

Journal

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Year

2024

Abstract

Utilizing a randomized control design, this mixed method study aimed to assess the impact of a personalized music intervention on mood, agitation level, and psychotropic drug use in individuals with moderate to advanced dementia residing in long-term care facilities. The sample comprised of 261 participants, with 148 in the intervention group and 113 in the control group. Data were collected from three sources: quantitative data from the Minimum Data Set and the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory, observational data of music-listening sessions, and an administrator survey regarding the lead staff person's perceptions of the intervention. Findings, based on Mixed Effect Models and content analyses, revealed positive impacts of the personalized music intervention on residents living with dementia. This low-cost, easily implementable intervention, requiring no special licensure for administration, can significantly enhance the quality of life for nursing facility residents.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Neurodegenerative Disorders; Alzheimer's and Related Dementias; Long-Term Care Facility; Subjective Measures; Objective Measures; Music Medicine; Music Listening

Indexed Terms

Elderly; Elderly; Dementia; Homes for the Aged; Long-Term Care; Nursing Homes; Psychomotor Agitation; Psychotropic Drugs; Quality of Life; dementia; older adults; personalized music intervention

Study Type

Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods

PubMed ID

PMID: 38867708

Document Type

Article

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