Dementia: When Music Is the Only Way In—An Emergency Intervention: Innovative Practice
Journal
Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice
Year
2020
Abstract
Music cannot only provide comfort and reduce agitation associated with dementia, but can also generate connections between all who are present. This article describes an ‘emergency’ music intervention conducted by the author during doctoral fieldwork, which illustrates how music was used as a medium for connection and comfort with a highly agitated person with advanced dementia. This experience provides strong support for increasing the training of musicians towards providing music for people living with dementia – particularly when other nonpharmaceutical methods are not proving effective. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Music and Health Institute Terms
Agitation; Alzheimer's and Related Dementias; Long-Term Care Facility; Music and Healing; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Palliative Care; Quality of Life
Indexed Terms
communication; care home residents; dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; palliative care; Nursing Homes; Agitation; Intervention; Alzheimer's Disease
Study Type
Editorial, Opinions, Position Papers
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Garabedian, C. E. (2020). Dementia: When Music Is the Only Way In—An Emergency Intervention: Innovative Practice. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 19 (8), 2876-2880. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/192