Implementation of Personalized Music Listening for Assisted Living Residents With Dementia

Journal

Geriatric Nursing

Year

2018

Abstract

Personalized music listening (PML) has been touted as a safe and inexpensive means of improving the quality of life, mood, and behavior of persons with dementia. A PML program was implemented in an assisted living facility and evaluated across the five dimensions of the RE-AIM framework: reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance. The first 17 residents invited to participate were enrolled and followed over eight months. Effectiveness was evident in staff-reported mood improvement in 62% of encounters. Adoption was evident in qualitative feedback collected from medication technicians. Implementation was facilitated by low costs, engagement of external volunteers, highlighting outcomes that are relevant to staff, and attention to playlists over time. Maintenance required continued engagement of volunteers, ongoing fundraising, attention to facility staff engagement, and iterative adjustments to the program framework as staffing changes occurred. PML was found to be a meaningful intervention that is possible at a reasonable cost.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Alzheimer's and Related Dementias; Behavioral State; Cognitive Abilities; Long-Term Care Facility; Memory; Mood; Music Listening; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Quality of Life

Indexed Terms

Assisted Living Facilities; Dementia; Memory; Quality Improvement; Quality of Life; Alzheimer's; Assisted living; Dementia; Memory; Personalized music listening

Study Type

Case Study; Qualitative Methods

PubMed ID

29731392

Document Type

Article

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